King Lear & Fool 
.... As the
Fool tells Lear "
Thou has pared thy wit o'both sides, and left nothing i'th'middle." The irony of the King being the
fool and the
Fool having wisdom ....
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King Lear & Hamlet
.... Lear will descend into madness because, as the
Fool tells him, "
thou hast pared thy wit o' both sides, and left nothing I' the middle" (Shakespeare I.iv.980). ....
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Analysis of Act I of King Lear
.... The
Fool realizes this when he says, "I / am better than
thou art now; I am a
fool,
thou art nothing," (Shakespeare, I.iv.168-169). ....
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Destruction of Order in King Lear
.... The
Fool realizes this when he says, "I / am better than
thou art now; I am a
fool,
thou art nothing," (Shakespeare, I.iv.168-169). ....
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The Fool in Shakespeare's King Lear
.... insult, not the truth. Accordingly, he answers, "Dost
thou call me
fool, boy?" (Shakespeare 1.4.142-146). Lear continues to ask ....
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Henry IV, I
.... lies are like the father that begets them—gross as a mountain, open, palpable./Why,
thou clay-brained guts,
thou knotty-pated
fool,
thou whoreson obscene ....
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Shakespeare's Fool
.... quite at odds with the Portia he imagined, "How much unlike art
thou to Portia .... for Antonio, not too mention handily defeating Shylock and making the
fool of him ....
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Henry IV: Part I
.... specifically in that he has not completely grown up, either, as Northumberland states at one point: Why, what a wasp-stung and impatient
fool Art
thou to break ....
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Hamlet and Women
.... once more, and gives her an insult worse than any up to then when he tells her about her chances in marriage, "Or, if
thou wilt marry, marry a /
fool; for wise ....
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Supporting Characters in Romeo and Juliet
.... Jule? . . . I never should forget it: 'Wilt
thou not, Jule?' quoth he; / And, pretty
fool, it stinted and said 'Ay'" (I.iii). The ....
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The Tempest
.... that in't which/Could not abide to be with: therefore wast
thou/Deservedly confined .... to take this drunkard for a god,/And worship this dull
fool" (Shakespeare 21 ....
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A Letter to Hamlet
.... You deliver the ultimate blow by telling her you will never marry her because women make men into monsters, "If
thou wilt marry, marry a /
fool; for wise men ....
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Analysis of a Scene from Twelth Night
.... that he is not the
fool he plays. No meaning is accepted that cannot be misunderstood or misinterpreted. Viola greets the clown and asks, "dost
thou live by ....
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The Tempest
.... in't which / Could not abide to be with: therefore wast
thou / Deservedly confined .... I to take this drunkard for a god, And worship this dull
fool (Shakespeare, p ....
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Shakespeare's The Tempest
.... in't which / Could not abide to be with: therefore wast
thou / Deservedly confined .... I to take this drunkard for a god, And worship this dull
fool (Shakespeare, p ....
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The Tempest
.... in't which / Could not abide to be with: therefore wast
thou / Deservedly confined .... take this drunkard for a god, / And worship this dull
fool" (Shakespeare 21 ....
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Several Essays on Literary Works
.... So long as Volpone plays the
fool well and maintains the illusions he creates, he is .... question of Pearl highlights the depth of his sin: "But wilt
thou promise. ....
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Comus and Paradise Lost
.... the beginning of the argument scene, the Lady makes it clear that she is perfectly aware of the ground she can stand on: "
Fool, do not boast, /
Thou canst not ....
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The existence of God: A discussion
.... Truly there is a God, Although the
fool hath said in his heart, there is not God." Anselm goes on to elaborate: So truly, therefore, dost
thou exist, O Lord ....
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Theme of Appearance vs Reality
.... I told you, I, he was a frantic
fool, Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behaviour .... disappointed him in the past: O spirit of love, how quick and fresh art
thou! ....
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Patriarchy and Literature
.... Suspend thy purpose if
thou didst intend Into her womb convey sterility .... The
Fool knows that Lear has turned the kingdom upside down by his division of the land ....
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Rebellion in Two Plays of Shakespeare
.... Henry compares Hal to Richard II, whom Henry usurped: "As
thou art to this hour was .... old man: fall to thy prayers; / How ill white hairs become a
fool and jester ....
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Richard II and Richard III
.... I did but dram.-/O coward conscience, how dost
thou afflict me!-/The lights burn blue .... myself upon myself!/I am a villain: yet I lie, I am not./
Fool, of thyself ....
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Parent-Child Relationships in Hamlet & King Lear
.... The
Fool sums it up, with reference to the fundamental laws of nature: "I have used it [silly-wise songs], nuncle, ever since
thou madest thy daughters thy ....
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Tragic Characters
.... Weep'st
thou for him to my face?" (Shakespeare 1243). Othello is so determined to maintain his "uncertain vision" and play the jealous
fool that he becomes an ....
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The Scarlet Letter
.... When Hester pleas with him, "Hast
thou not tortured him enough?...Has he not .... He attempts to
fool Dimmesdale into confessing what it is that burdens his soul in ....
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The Puritan Society of The Scarlet Letter
.... When Hester pleas with him, "Hast
thou not tortured him enough?...Has he not .... He attempts to
fool Dimmesdale into confessing what it is that burdens his soul in ....
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Silas Marner Plot & Author Silas Marner is al
.... of letting us know that although he may think himself clever enough to
fool everyone, he .... be seen mild and docile to my natural lord and king, if
thou wilt also ....
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Chaucher & Beowulf
.... The Miller is considered a
fool by the townsfolk because he was cuckolded by his .... man or him defame,/And eek to bringen wives in swich fame./
Thou maist ynough ....
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The Taming of the Shrew & Renaissance Culture
.... stool/ And paint [ie, scratch] your face and use you like a
fool" (35). .... After the breaking of Kate, Shakespeare has Hortensio declare "
thou hast tamed a curst ....
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