Feste
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Feste is the witty, perceptive fool in Shakespeare’s comedy "Twelfth Night," known for his clever wordplay and insightful commentary on the other characters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean fool
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comic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| alignment | ambiguous but generally benevolent ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Twelfth Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Malvolio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maria NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia NERFINISHED ⓘ Orsino NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Andrew Aguecheek NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Toby Belch NERFINISHED ⓘ Viola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
clever
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cynical ⓘ melancholic ⓘ perceptive ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Olivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Twelfth Night, Act 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | comedy ⓘ |
| hasDialogueForm |
prose
ⓘ
song lyrics ⓘ |
| humorType |
situational irony
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verbal irony ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clever wordplay
ⓘ
insightful commentary ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
paradoxical statements
ⓘ
punning ⓘ riddling ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
bridges different social groups in the play
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exposes other characters’ self-deception ⓘ provides thematic commentary on love and folly ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Illyrian ⓘ |
| occupation |
fool
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jester ⓘ |
| oftenContrastsWith | Malvolio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playwrightEra | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playwrightPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
comic relief
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commentator on events ⓘ truth-teller ⓘ |
| servesHouseholdOf | Olivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singsSong |
Come Away, Come Away, Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O Mistress Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ When that I was and a little tiny boy ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
disguise and identity
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folly ⓘ love and melancholy ⓘ |
| workSetting | Illyria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.