The Role of the Fool In the play King Lear there are many characters and they all have their own roles. Some roles are more obvious than others. The one that catches my attention the most is the role of the Fool. In the dictionary the definition of a fool is someone who lacks sense or judgement. Does the Fool lack sense or judgement? Or is he the opposite and everyone just perceives him as …showed first 75 words of 1703 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1703 total…t at all foolish. He was the person who said anything that crossed his mind no matter how strange or stupid it was. The Fool thought very highly of himself while others looked down upon him. His role was to help the King when no one else would and for that he was not foolish. Since the Fool was not a fool and turned out to be wise makes his role all the more important.