Having read King Lear previously, it is easier to understand the language and what is happening in the show.A lot has already happened in thefirst three acts of King Lear, which is just the start of this tragedy.We start to see Lear begin to go insane due to the events that have befallen him.Also, according to Aristotle`s Poetics, King Lear is a Tragic Hero.Aristotle wrote that one of the characteristics of the tragic hero is excessive hubris or pride. Lear exhibits hubris when he asks his daughters to express their love for him. He is basically fishing for compliments in front of his court. Also you can read more here — https://lenardstoup.hatenablog.com/entry/2019/04/04/214354.

Also, Lear refuses to take anyone's advice regarding his daughters and it leads to his downfall.If he had put his pride aside, he may not have banished Cordelia and allowed himself to be taken advantage of by Regan and Goneril.The passage I chose to interpret is from Act III Scene 2, line 79 and is spoken by the Fool to King Lear.It begins, ;This is a brave night to cool a courtesan.I;ll speak a prophecy ere I go:;I couldn;t figure out the meaning of this passage for a while until I thought about it and looked into it more.

I think the fool is suggesting that virtue will triumph over evil.The land is in great turmoil and the god chosen King has distributed his power to his daughters, who god didn;t choose and gone against the divine right of kings. There is chaos all around and the fool is saying all roles have been reversed and good will win over. His prophecy is marred with violent imagery; it is a utopian view.Society has broken down, and this is how he sees it could be rebuilt. 
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