Shakespearian fool

a deformed body. The house of York, as described, has taken power and Edward “this son of York” has been crowned king. In lines 1-41 of Act 1, Scene 1, Richard reflects on how these events affect him. He begins the plots and descriptions that will fool successive characters (like his brothers). Shakespeare uses soliloquies as a mode of expressing the real thoughts of a character. These represent dialogues between the character’s actual thoughts and the audience. He creates a sense of intimacy by…

avenges in order to reinforce the theme of justice. Metaphoric storms expose the true motives of King Lear’s retinue. Upon Kent’s questioning of Lear’s dearth of men, the Fool states, “That sir which serves and seeks for gain, / And follows but for form, / Will pack when it begins to rain / And leave thee in the storm” (55). The Fool uses “rain” and “storm” as metaphors referring to the recent conflict and chaos which has caused the retinue to dissipate. The test of the storm reveals the…

in his leg every time he put it down and he thought, you’re a fool, a dang fool, an awful fool, an awful idiot, a dang idiot, and a dang fool: look at the mess the where’s the mop, look at the mess, and what do you do? Pride, dang it, and temper, and you’re junked it all, at the very start you vomit on everything one on top of another, Beatty, the women, Mildred, Clarisse, everything. No excuse, though, no excuse. A fool, a dang fool, go give yourself up!” -- Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury,…

one of the most recognizable medieval characters. A jester’s daily life varied from jester to jester, and from day to day. There were many different types of jesters, and they came in all shapes and sizes. Jesters had many names, such as buffoons, fools, and court jesters. There was different types of jesters, such as…

There is a charming story tilted Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae. In the story, the giraffe is sad because he can't dance like all the other animals. That’s when the cricket shattered his perspective with this jaw dropping quote. He said, “‘ Excuse me’” said a cricket “‘ but sometimes when you’re different you just need a different song’” “‘ Listen to the grass and listen to the trees’” (Andreae). The cricket puts the message of the whole story into one simple sentence. He is telling the…

GIMPEL THE FOOL With magnificent characterization and an outstanding point of view, the story "Gimpel the Fool", written by Isaac Bashevis Singer, clearly strengthens the age-old thought that repentance and good deeds will be…

Who am I? Well of course I am Lauren Elizabeth Goll, but you can just call me Lauren. I am 14 years old and I was born on November 25 of the year 2002. My mom told her family that she was pregnant with me on April fools day so her family thought she was joking which now that I look back on it, it may seem pretty depressing but I swear once I first heard about this I was laughing so much. I have two siblings, Morgan and Tj. My dad is in the Military, much like many other students in this school,…

Relationships are sometimes awkward, especially between a guy and a girl who have or had feelings for the other. In the Shakespearian play, Hamlet, the awkward relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia is an example of this. What begins as a conversation about returning letters, it moves to a deeper topic discussing the love between the two and even to the behavior of all men and how women can avoid conflicts with men. Hamlets confused view on women comes from the lack of honesty from women is his…

“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life is hard. You’ve got to go out and beat it.”- Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou was a prominent woman who lead the way for civil rights and spearheaded women’s right and freedoms. These rights and freedoms that Maya is fighting for were previously non-existent. This deficiency of rights can be seen in the Shakespeare play Hamlet in which the few female characters have been treated as though they are less than the men of the play.…

that if a person were to go back in time, keep everything consistent with what had happened but accidentally kill a butterfly, the future will be significantly altered. Therefore, by taking this effect into account when analyzing writing, such as Shakespearian plays, it can help expose the differences and teach us more about the play as it is originally written. It is interesting to think about Twelfth Night from this perspective: what would have happened if Olivia’s father had not died? How…