The Fool is a very complex character in the play King Lear. He has many different characteristics about him. He is humerous, wise, intelligent, immature yet at the same time mature, and most importantly, an excellent advise-giver. When he speaks with Lear he talks to the King about important things with wise insight, yet he says his advise through jokes and humor. King Lear interprets this insight as jokes yet he finds a sense of truth in them. The Fool speaks to the King about his decision to banish his Cordelia and to split up his land and wealth between his other two daughters. The Fool tries to convince the King that this was a terrible mistake and that he should seriously reconsider it. This was the exact same advise Cordelia and Kent gave the King as well, yet when they gave Lear this advice they got banished. This shows that The King does not take the Fools advice seriously because he does not punish the Fool for bad mouthing him, and chooses to not take his precious advice. This is a poor choice on The Kings part.
Because the Fool so sneakily ridicules the King without him knowing I percieve the Fool as a humorous man that is decievingly wise. His is portrayed as an idiotic person thats only duty is to make jokes. Technically that is his only duty but he does this in a way that he shows his hidden intelligence. This leads me to believe that the Fool may end up having a larger, more important and decieving role later on in the play.
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