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“I don’t want to kill you! What would I do without you? Go back to ripping off mob dealers? No, no, NO! No. You… you… complete me.” Joker to Batman in the movie Batman The Dark Knight..
Jester, joker, jokester, fool, wit-cracker, prankster, buffoon..You name it..It is somebody who provides general entertainment through gestures, actions, acrobatics and words utilized in combination. Stereotypically, jesters wear this bright colorful clothing and a very distinctive hat with three tails ending with a jingle bell. The three points represent a donkey's ears and tail and it symbolizes an "asinine fool." Later it evolved to a hat with three points.
Jester, joker, jokester, fool, wit-cracker, prankster, buffoon..You name it..It is somebody who provides general entertainment through gestures, actions, acrobatics and words utilized in combination. Stereotypically, jesters wear this bright colorful clothing and a very distinctive hat with three tails ending with a jingle bell. The three points represent a donkey's ears and tail and it symbolizes an "asinine fool." Later it evolved to a hat with three points.
Jesters were so much a part of the world history. They were actually appointed by Royal Decree way back in the ancient times to the Renaissance period until the 18th century. They were employed not just to amuse but also criticize their master or their guests.
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They bring a smile on the faces of angry, unwell and bored monarchs. As for medieval jesters, they amuse their masters to laughter by sharp contrasts and their liveliness at meals [perhaps] assist their master’s digestion.
In the royal court, they were the only people who can say something and speak their and not cause offense to somebody. They could joke around, mock and jibe..it’s says so much on how much freedom they have in speech…but not always.. the duke of Buckingham (1600s) declared that he would hang a jester (Archy) for teasing Henrietta Maria of France on the defeat of the Armada and rebuking the conduct of the expedition to Buckingham's face for which the jester replied "dukes had often been hanged for insolence but never fools for talking."
In the royal court, they were the only people who can say something and speak their and not cause offense to somebody. They could joke around, mock and jibe..it’s says so much on how much freedom they have in speech…but not always.. the duke of Buckingham (1600s) declared that he would hang a jester (Archy) for teasing Henrietta Maria of France on the defeat of the Armada and rebuking the conduct of the expedition to Buckingham's face for which the jester replied "dukes had often been hanged for insolence but never fools for talking."
Some of the famous jests are of a German jester named Paul Wüst, said no to being a jester of Duke Eberhard the Bearded of Würtemburg (1445-1496) and said "My father sired his own fool. If you want one too, then go and sire one for yourself"Will Somers, used the same joke to King Henry VIII of England saying : “His majesty after growing to like me said ‘would you be my fool?’I answered ‘I’d rather be your father.’ The king asked why and I said ‘because your father ‘got him a fool for himself’ (having only one wife) and no one could claim him from him. Now you have so many wives and still wanting to have more. Why then can’t you find ‘a fool for yourself’ among them like your father did so you can be sure to be a ‘fool of your own.’
It makes you think what the decree says: “Make fun of the kings, queens and royal visitors.” You can only imagine the boredom—or the sick need of ridicule to have fun—of monarchs during that time when they still had ‘licensed jesters’ among them.
Nowadays, jesters became buffoons which mean someone who provides amusements through weird appearance and /or behaviors. It has an underlying derogatory denotation which means someone who is considered as a ‘public fool,’ vulgar or ridiculous but nonetheless amusing.
A UK horror film portrays a demonic jester, The Funny Man…
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| Harley Quinn, Joker's Lover |
Harley Quinn first appeared in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Joker's Favor" as a walk in role.. it gained huge popularity and her character appeared many time over the series.
The 1994 graphic novel Mad Love Harley as an Arkham Asylum psychologist who falls for the Joker and becomes his accomplice and on-off sidekick/lover. She loathes the Batman because he always ruins the Joker's plans. She becomes fascinated with the Joker while interning at Arkham, and volunteers to analyze him. She falls hopelessly in love nearly instantly with the Joker during their sessions, and she helps him escape from the asylum more than once. She developed a hatred for Batman. When the Joker is returned to Arkham after a battle with Batman, the sight of her badly injured patient drives Harley to don the costume and become Harley Quinn, the Joker's sidekick and on/off girlfriend.
But Joker has other plans (Batman #663) where she tries to help Joker with a “plan to kill his former henchman.” Upon realizing that the like that the Joker was referring to her as the ‘former henchman’ she shoots him in the shoulder.
But Joker has other plans (Batman #663) where she tries to help Joker with a “plan to kill his former henchman.” Upon realizing that the like that the Joker was referring to her as the ‘former henchman’ she shoots him in the shoulder.
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| Harley Quinn..the psychologist |
Realizing that she needs help, she get’s herself help from Arkham Asylum. She spends a year applying for parole which Bruce Wayne rejected being the layman member of Arkham. She is kidnapped by Peyton Riley, the new female Ventriloquist, who offers her a job. Harley turns the job down out of respect for the memory of Arnold Wesker, the original Ventriloquist, who attempted to cheer her up during her first week in Arkham while the Joker was still on the loose. She then helps Batman and Commissioner Gordon foil the impostor's plans. Although Sugar escapes, Bruce Wayne is impressed with Harley's effort at redemption, and agrees with granting her parole.
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