his jester, the "fool", as he is referred to throughout the play, who mostly gives the king good advice through his silly double-talk and his singing. This is not an important friendship and the "fool" is not seen in the later acts of the play at all. I assume that the king uses the jester for his advice and the jester would be nothing without the king so both receive something they need from this relationship. One other relationship to discuss is that of Albany, the husband of Goneri
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