| has gloss | eng: In writing and theatre *In Shakespeare: see Shakespearian fool *Pocket, King Lears fool in Christopher Moores novel Fool, which retells the story of Shakespeares King Lear. *Wamba, Jester in Sir Walter Scotts Novel Ivanhoe. *Dagonet, jester to King Arthur in medieval romances *Jack Point, the tragic jester in The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan *Rigoletto is the title character of the opera by Verdi. *Verence first appeared in Terry Pratchetts Wyrd Sisters as the court jester and remained so for most of the novel. Both this novel and the Fools Guild Diary feature comic exaggerations of the "tragic fool" motif. *Towser, jester to King John the Presbyter in Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad Williams *Mr Harley Quin, in the Agatha Christie collection The Mysterious Mr Quin is a modernised version of the "wise fool" who helps others see the truth. |
