Assertion: fool | /r/CapableOf | ridicule situation
Facets:
value: unlike some of shakespeare's clowns
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Fool provides wit in this bleak play and unlike some of Shakespeare's clowns who seem unfunny to us today because their topical jokes no longer make sense, the Fool in King Lear ridicules Lear's actions and situation in such a way that audiences understand the point of his jokes.