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- Shakespeare quotes about fools | Folger Shakespeare Library
Here are just a few of the more than 300 times the word “fool” is mentioned in Shakespeare’s works, often by some of his wise—and witty—fools “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” Puck, our favorite sprite, utters this beloved line in Act III, scene 2 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
- Twelfth Night, Act I, Scene 5 :|: Open Source Shakespeare
'Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit ' [Enter OLIVIA with MALVOLIO] God bless thee, lady! Olivia Take the fool away 330 Feste Do you not hear, fellows? Take away the lady Olivia Go to, you're a dry fool; I'll no more of you: besides, you grow dishonest Feste Two faults, madonna, that drink and good counsel
- Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. - William Shakespeare, Twelfth . . .
While he does not have the social status of the other characters, he is allowed poke fun at them without being punished But he is also intelligent and self-aware and can see their follies Better a witty fool than a foolish wit - William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
- William Shakespeare – Twelfth Night Act 1 Scene 5 | Genius
break, your gaskins fall CLOWN Apt, in good faith; very apt Well, go thy way; if Sir Toby would leave drinking, thou wert as witty a piece of Eve's flesh as any in Illyria
- Feste – 6 Twelfth Night quotes that help you understand the play
He may not have the social status of the other characters, but he is witty and self-aware, and he sees their follies Only Viola is able to match him intellectually
- Quote by William Shakespeare: “Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit. ”
William Shakespeare — ‘Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit ’
- Read Twelfth Night In Modern English; Act 1, Scene 5
Fools who try to be too clever often show themselves to be fools but he, knowing that he wasn’t very clever, could sometimes pass for a wise man As his imaginary mentor, Quinopalus, always said, “better a witty fool than a foolish wit ”
- Shakespeare: Twelfth Night | London School of Journalism - LSJ
Characterising Feste, Shakespeare gives him the aphorism, Better a witty fool than a foolish wit [Feste Act 1, scene 5] This line illustrates the clown's acumen; and is a delightful example of the way in which he uses language, as well as form to manifest Feste's character
- Twelfth Night - Act 1, scene 5 | Folger Shakespeare Library
Enter Lady Olivia with Malvolio ⌜and Attendants ⌝ FOOL, ⌜aside⌝ 30 Wit, an ’t be thy will, put me into good fooling! Those wits that think they have thee do very oft prove fools, and I that am sure I lack thee may pass for a wise man For what says Quinapalus? “Better a witty Fool than a foolish wit ”—God bless 35 thee, lady!
- Quotes (Twelfth Night) - Revision World
Context: Feste, Olivia’s fool, makes this witty remark to show his cleverness Significance: Feste’s line reflects his role as the “wise fool,” who, though officially a fool, often speaks the truth and sees through the pretensions of other characters
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