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The Psychology of The Fool
Eternalised
The Sad Clown Paradox
Comedy can act as a defence mechanism to remove suppressed feelings of rage and aggression. Some people, in fact, suffer from colrophobia, the overwhelming fear of clowns. In medieval theatre, clowns would not only make spectators laugh, but sometimes also snatch them off with them into a hellmouth. The fool is able to have a sense of humour, even in difficult situations, which radiates hope in others. During the Middle Ages, the feast of fools would be celebrated by the lower clergy on New Year's Day to ensure society accounts unexpected operasings of latent destructive urges. It was believed that keeping a fool in the premises, warded off the evil eye, this is
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