Fools
Jesters
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- The Jokers (often two to a deck) are commonly portrayed as court jesters or fools.
Source: Playing Card Motifs -
Their membership includes all of the jesters and fools that have appeared in William Shakespeare's plays (Feste, the fool from The Twelfth Night is the central character in these books).
Source: Weird Trade Union - In general, the jesters and fools of the novels have either been dropped altogether (Moon Boy, Butterbumps, Patchface) or found their roles severely cut (Ser Dontos Holland)... even the disturbing ones (Shagwell, Jinglebell).
Source: Shoo Out the Clowns
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