Costard

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Costard is a comical country clown in Shakespeare’s play "Love’s Labour’s Lost," known for his rustic wit and role in driving much of the play’s humorous confusion.

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Costard canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
comic servant
fictional character
appearsIn Love’s Labour’s Lost
appearsInAct Act I of Love’s Labour’s Lost
Act II of Love’s Labour’s Lost
Act III of Love’s Labour’s Lost
Act IV of Love’s Labour’s Lost
Act V of Love’s Labour’s Lost
associatedWithCharacter Berowne
Boyet
Don Adriano de Armado
Dumaine
Holofernes
Jaquenetta
King of Navarre
Longaville
Moth
Princess of France
Rosaline
Sir Nathaniel
characterType clown
low-status comic figure
creator William Shakespeare
drivesPlotElement delivery of love letters
exposure of secret courtships
mistaken delivery of letters
firstPerformanceEra late 16th century
genreOfWork comedy
languageOfWork English
literaryMovement Elizabethan drama
literaryPeriod English Renaissance
mediumOfPerformance theatre
nationalityOfWork English
notableFor malapropisms and wordplay
rustic wit
occupation clown
roleInWork comic relief
source of confusion
socialClass country rustic
speaksLanguageInWork Early Modern English
workAuthor William Shakespeare
workForm stage play
workTitle Love’s Labour’s Lost

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