sung, That such a king should play bo-peep And go the fools among.”Prithee, nuncle, keep a schoolmaster that can teach thyfool to lie. I would fain learn to lie.”(I, IV, 169.)-The Fool is speaking of how Lear putting power in his daughter’s actions put Lear in the position of a child, and his daughter’s as his mother. -The Fool is speaking out his sorrow or discontent with the present situation of the king. He realizes that Lear is being played a fool, and it is his own fault.7. “I marvel what kin thou and thy daughters are.They have me whipped for speaking true, thou’lthave me whipped for lying, and sometimes I amwhipped for holding my peace. I had rather be anykin o’ thing than a fool. And yet I would not be thee,nuncle. Thou hast pared thy wit o’ both sides and leftnothing in the middle. Here comes one o’ the parings. ”(I, IV, 179.)-The Fool is able to see the significant difference between Lear and his two evil daughter’s Goneril and Regan. The inconsistency with their father in the treatment of the fool shows the true character of the daughters. They whip him for telling the truth, which is odd. Most people hate being lied to, but Goneril and Regan will have it no other way.-The Fool is speaking of Lear’s self worth, expressing it to be nothing, for he’d rather not be a fool, but more so, he would not be Lear, for Lear is more a fool than he.-The Fool knows that Goneril and Regan carry all the power that Lear used to have because he gave it to them, and now he is left with nothing. 8. “Thou wast a pretty fellow when thou hadst noneed to care for her frowning; now thou art a O with-out a figure. I am better than thou art now; I am a fool,thou art nothing.”(I, IV, 188.)-The Fool knows that Lear is changed now because he is worried that Goneril is frowning.-Lear should not have to worry about Goneril frowning ...
