Fool (Shakespearean)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fictional_character
theatrical archetype
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:As_You_Like_It
gptkb:King_Lear
gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkb:Twelfth_Night
gptkb:All's_Well_That_Ends_Well
gptkb:Love's_Labour's_Lost
gptkb:The_Two_Gentlemen_of_Verona
gptkbp:associatedWith Elizabethan theatre
court jester
gptkbp:characteristic truth-teller
witty
comic relief
insightful
gptkbp:function provide wisdom
challenge authority
entertain audience
comment on action
gptkbp:gender usually male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fool (Shakespearean)
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:commedia_dell'arte
folk traditions
gptkbp:language songs
wordplay
puns
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Costard
gptkb:Launce
gptkb:Touchstone
gptkb:Trinculo
gptkb:Feste
Clown (All's Well That Ends Well)
The Fool (King Lear)
gptkbp:notableTrait emotional depth
subversive humor
loyalty to master
mocking tone
philosophical insight
license to speak freely
gptkbp:origin medieval court jester
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:festival
Marvel Comics character
jester
wise fool
gptkbp:role Shakespearean drama
gptkbp:status actor
servant
outsider
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Wise_Fool_(archetype)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7