I personally found the role of the clown to be the most interesting of all the characters in Shakespeare’s “The Twelfth Night”, primarily because he seemed to be the most intelligent and certainly the wittiest character of all. Although the clown’s role starts out to be minor, he ends up being a very important part of the production. I think perhaps the flow of the story would be jeopardized in some instances if not for this entertaining and very important character. It’s interesting to note the clown’s cementation on the other characters and how the comedic wit and timing helps the visualization of the story. Although the clown’s wit is foolish in presentation, his intelligence and hidden mockery is clear. The clown’s first scene reinforces the fact that he knows of his superiority in his intellect and what he does: “Well, God give them wisdom that h
In the final scene, and in the clown’s final song, although the story appears to have ended happily, the clown suggests otherwise for the future of our characters, singing of the gloom of rain and the rainy days ahead. The character of the clown was by far the most interactive with the other characters and in his role as the fool made him the great commentator of story. His wit and intelligence made true fools out of the other characters that often went unnoticed except for the audience. The clown’s role as the fool ironically shifts the comedy to the foolishness of the other characters and the story.
Not only does the clown have great comedic and witty lines but he also has the uniqueness of expressing himself in song, which ultimately leads to the foreshadowing of the events to come with the characters matching up at the end, not to mention the seasonal feel of the story. One o
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