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The Fool is certainly no fool as Luca said and Caius is Kent, the
King's most loyal subject in disguise to help him. After Goneril
and Regan turn their backs on Lear, he goes mad and is accompanied
by The Fool, Kent, and Edgar disguised as Poor Tom o'Bedlam. The
three of them help to educate Lear of his mistakes- his most
important ones were: Dividing his kingdom while expecting to
retain the privileges of being the King and trying to quantify
love. Example:
Lear. Dost thou call me fool, boy?
Fool. All thy other titles thou hast given away,
That thou wast born with.
Kent. This is not altogether fool, my lord. (I.iv.148-151)Posted by Tristan Scholze on April 15, 1997 at 20:03:51
In Reply to "Information on the relationship between Kent and the Fool in King Lear" posted by Al Siffer on April 10, 1997 at 19:53:26
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