All's Well That Ends Well | Lafew (Character Analysis)

Lafew is an old lord in the countess of Rossillion's court. Like the countess herself, Lafew supports Helena in her desire to marry Bertram, in spite of Helena's low birth. Lafew accompanies Bertram to the king's court, as his advisor. He acts as a moral guide, but his judgments go largely unheeded by the callow Bertram.

Lafew's role first comes to the fore when, at the king's court in Paris, he convinces the king to listen to Helena's offer of a cure. Lafew and the king seem to share a past, or at least a set of social conventions, that...

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