Within Shakespeare’s style of writing there is always a particular character that never portrays some form of seriousness. In the novel of King Lear this character was “The Fool”. In assessing the Fool when reading it was detected that he was not taken seriously by the individuals around him. This was so because no one thought they needed to take his words into consideration since it didn’t seem there were any reliability and validity to his speeches. For example the Fool informed Lear that he had made a wrong decision by giving his power to his eldest daughter’s Regan and Goneril. However, these allegations were ignored tremendously by Lear. Within the video one could depict easily Lear’s unbelieving attitude towards the Fool, when he was stating “wise men can also make foolish choices”. In addition, when Lear was leaving Goneril’s house because of her betrayal behavoiur and relocating to Regan’s house the Fool mentioned that she would not treat him any better. However, these statements were once gain heard but ignored.
The Fool can be seen to be significant in Shakespeare’s novel because not only he brings entertainment and comedy to the novel but also seems to be a guardian for good individuals by warning them of deceitful villains who plot secretly against them. For example when he warns Lear against the choices he made with his daughter’s Regan and Goneril who are actually deceitful.
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