Painfully obvious

For my list of five things that are painfully obvious in "Pale Fire" I will focus on the character Dr. Charles Kinbote's role.

1. He has recently move in across from the poet John Shade.
2. He has a deep admiration for Shade (to the point where he would spy on him through his window) and believes him to be superior to other human beings.
3. He dislikes the conception of marriage, esp. between John and Sybil.
4. He felt the their relationship was on a deeper level than good chums. "Our close friendship was on that higher, exclusively intellectual level where one can rest from emotional troubles, not share them."
5. Kinbote and Shades relationship was misunderstood by the public. Also Kinbote's demeanor seemed to be disliked by a large portion of the population.

It almost seems, with Kinbote's often reference to Shade and their relationship in the commentary, that Kinbote wanted to be Shade.  The obvious statements bring up the question did Kinbote know Shade on the third level?