| “Thou hadst little wit on thy bald crown when thou gav’st thy gold one away” | “Thou hadst little… |
| “For wise men have grown foppishTheir manners are so apish” | “For wise men… |
| “That such a king should play bo-peep” | Mocking ridicule – child”That such… |
| “I would fain learn to lie” | Futility of service |
| “thou art an O without a figure” | “thou art… |
| “I am better than thou art now; I am a fool, thou art nothing” | “I am better than … |
| “The hedge sparrow fed the cuckoo so longThat it’s had it head bit off by it young” | Familial betrayal”The hedge sparrow… |
| “Nuncle Lear, nuncle Lear, tarry, take the fool with thee.” | Love”Nuncle Lear,… |
| “thou wouldst make a good fool.” | Intentional aggravation |
| “Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise” | “Thou shouldst not have … |
| “Fathers that wear rags Do make their children blind” | Weakness of familial bonds”Fathers that wear … |
| “But I will tarry, the fool will stayAnd let the wise man fly” | Stupid loyalty? |
| “None but the fool, who labours to out-jest His heart-struck injuries” | Referring to Fool – Love and Loyalty”none but the fool… |
| “When priests are more in word than matter…And bawds and whores do churches build” | Subversion of the Divine Order”When priests are … |
| “This cold night will turn us all to fools and madmen.” | “This cold night… |
| “And I’ll go to bed at noon” | Final line |
King Lear – Fool
July 29, 2019