One question that was brought up in discussion was why Cordelia was banished and the fool was not. It was mentioned in the No Fear version of the play that fools are allowed to make rude comments and give the King a hard time as long asa they remain humorous. Lear was expecting the fool to say rude things to him. He was not, however expecting his own daughter to say rude things to him in front of a group of people. He was embarrassed by his daughter hen he was expecting to be praised. This caught him off guard and made him make an impulsive decision to banish her. Because he was embarrassed, his pride got in the way and caused him to make a mistake.
Another thing I began to think about is I think that the fool and Cordelia are never seen on stage together because they represent the same character to King Lear. They are both Lear's conscience and "guiding light". The fool is constantly telling Lear what mistakes he has made and exposing to the audience his opinion on what has happened. Cordelia is the influencer of all of Lear's mistakes.
After Lear banished Cordelia, the fool came into the play and brought in opinions with him. When Cordelia came back into Lear’s life closer the end the fool disappeared. This connection really shows how they have a connection. If both players were on stage at the same time they would play the same role, with the fool possibly being a little bit harsher.
The connection between Cordelia and the fool becomes obvious after Cordelia is killed. King Lear states, “My poor fool is hanged.” This creates a direct connection between the two characters. It may have not been realized before this that the two are directly connected but this gives the reader physical evidence that they are
One question that was brought up in discussion was why Cordelia was banished and the fool was not. It was mentioned in the No Fear version of the play that fools are allowed to make rude comments and give the King a hard time as long as they remain humorous. Lear was expecting the fool to say rude things to him. He was not, however expecting his own daughter to say rude things to him in front of a group of people. He was embarrassed by his daughter and caught off guard because he was expecting to be praised. This caught him off guard and made him make an impulsive decision to banish her. Because he was embarrassed, his pride got in the way and caused him to make a mistake.
This part of the play is meaningful to me because it makes me think about my relationships with people and if two people act in the same role in my life. I have multiple friends who say similar things to me about my relationships with others and have the same opinion but I don't feel the same way about any of them. Similar to Lear, Cordelia and the fool say similar things to him and are his moral compass but he feels different ways about them. He loves Cordelia in a paternal way and cares for his fool but does not love him.
This play, overall, made me think about what positions I would want to be in. I think that the most obvious to this answer is I would not want to be in Lear or Gloucester's positions. Lear loses the love of his daughters and they betray him. Family is an important value in my life so I think that this position would be the worst of all for me. I would rather lose my eyes like Gloucester than lose my family.
Another thing I began to think about is I think that the fool and Cordelia are never seen on stage together because they represent the same character to King Lear. They are both Lear's conscience and "guiding light". The fool is constantly telling Lear what mistakes he has made and exposing to the audience his opinion on what has happened. Cordelia is the influencer of all of Lear's mistakes.
After Lear banished Cordelia, the fool came into the play and brought in opinions with him. When Cordelia came back into Lear’s life closer the end the fool disappeared. This connection really shows how they have a connection. If both players were on stage at the same time they would play the same role, with the fool possibly being a little bit harsher.
The connection between Cordelia and the fool becomes obvious after Cordelia is killed. King Lear states, “My poor fool is hanged.” This creates a direct connection between the two characters. It may have not been realized before this that the two are directly connected but this gives the reader physical evidence that they are
One question that was brought up in discussion was why Cordelia was banished and the fool was not. It was mentioned in the No Fear version of the play that fools are allowed to make rude comments and give the King a hard time as long as they remain humorous. Lear was expecting the fool to say rude things to him. He was not, however expecting his own daughter to say rude things to him in front of a group of people. He was embarrassed by his daughter and caught off guard because he was expecting to be praised. This caught him off guard and made him make an impulsive decision to banish her. Because he was embarrassed, his pride got in the way and caused him to make a mistake.
This part of the play is meaningful to me because it makes me think about my relationships with people and if two people act in the same role in my life. I have multiple friends who say similar things to me about my relationships with others and have the same opinion but I don't feel the same way about any of them. Similar to Lear, Cordelia and the fool say similar things to him and are his moral compass but he feels different ways about them. He loves Cordelia in a paternal way and cares for his fool but does not love him.
This play, overall, made me think about what positions I would want to be in. I think that the most obvious to this answer is I would not want to be in Lear or Gloucester's positions. Lear loses the love of his daughters and they betray him. Family is an important value in my life so I think that this position would be the worst of all for me. I would rather lose my eyes like Gloucester than lose my family.
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