Shakespeare Lecture Series: The Fool: Wisdom in Disguise

Shakespeare Lecture Series: The Fool

In Shakespeare’s plays, the Fool is far more than comic relief. Hidden behind jokes, riddles, and song, these characters often speak the boldest truths on stage. Because they are socially permitted to mock and jest, fools like Lear’s Fool, Feste, and Touchstone can challenge authority, expose hypocrisy, and reveal emotional truths others avoid. Through humor and disguise, Shakespeare shows that wisdom does not always wear a crown—and that sometimes the clearest insight comes from the one dressed in motley.

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Dayton Metro Library

Shakespeare Lecture Series: The Fool: Wisdom in Disguise is taking place at Dayton Metro Library, which is located at 3980 Wilmington Pike in Kettering. Dayton Metro Library - Wilmington-Stroop Library is located near the intersection of Wilmington Pk and Stroop Rd.

Gem City Groundlings.

Gem City Groundlings - A non-profit and Dayton's only Shakespeare Theater Group, accredited from the Shakespeare theater association.