King Lear

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King Lear

Shakespeare's dynamic use of irony in King Lear aids the microcosmic
illustration of not only 16th century Britain, but of all times and places. The
theme that best develops this illustration is the discussion of fools and their
foolishness. This discussion allows Shakespeare not only to portray human
nature, but also to elicit a sort of Socratic introspection into the nature of
society's own ignorance as well. One type of fool that Shakespeare involves in
King Lear is the immoral fool. Edmund, for instance, may be seen as a fool in
the sense that he is morally weak. His foolishness lies in the fact that he has
no sense of right or justice, which rewards him with an untimely, ironic death.
He discusses this as his father, Gloucester, leaves to ponder the
"plotting" of his son Edgar. Edmund soliloquizes, "This is the
excellent foppery of the world, that when we are sick in fortune... ...we make
guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and stars, as if we were...

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