King Lear Fool Quotes
King Lear Fool Quotes. The Fool tells Lear to give him an egg in return for two crowns and when Lear asks what crowns he will return, the Fool makes this response. Start studying King Lear - Fool Quotes.
Below you will find the important quotes in King Lear related to the theme of Fooling and Madness. King Lear Fool Important Quotes & Sayings. Start studying King Lear - Fool Quotes.
Related Themes: Analysis - Animal imagery of dragon is an emblem of power and shows the arrogance ( hubris) of Lear.
He is using the extended metaphor of the split crown and the egg to warn and scold Lear for his foolishness in granting his kingdom to his duplicitous daughters.
You cataracts and hurricanoes, spout Till you have drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks. The Fool helps the reader, and in Shakespeare's time would help the audience, to understand what lies beneath the surface of certain actions or verses.. Let the long contention cease! / Geese are swans, and swans are geese. — Matthew Arnold.
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