A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown－
Who ponders this tremendous scene－
This whole Experiment of Green－
As if it were his own!
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown－
Who ponders this tremendous scene－
This whole Experiment of Green－
As if it were his own!
(F.1356/J.1333)
[1] Madness:: King Lear's madness in the play. the Spring:: the young growth, offspring of Lear, his three daughters.
[2] even:: fair; Lear divided his kingdom only to two daughters, nothing to the youngest, which is a little madness for the king.
[3, 4] God, Clown, scene:: the fool who saw clearly Lear's wrong, as if God be with the fool.
[5] Green:: immaturity, indicating the king who is fooled easily by his daughters. Experiment:: a test for the love of king's three daughters, as in the beginning of the play they said how they loved their father.
[6] his own:: the fool's own; the fool stayed with Lear and died.