Overview
Character Name
Fool
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
A kingdom, sometime in antiquity
Analysis
There are multiple performance traditions surrounding the age of the fool. Some cast the fool as a contemporary of Lear who has been the professional fool in Lear’s household since Lear himself was a boy. Others cast a very young actor in the role of the fool, playing up
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