The Character of Feste (the "clown")

Feste is a first seen as a humourous character in Twelfth Night, but soon seen as wise. He uses humour to communicate more serious things. The title of the songs suggest that he doesn't want to be seen as a joke all the time.

Feste is an important character who adds many funny, witty and wise comments to the text of Twelfth Night. His role as jester was to keep the characters entertained, happy and cheerful. His role as a character adds lightness to a strong and at times complicated story. He is a very wise character but also one of the funniest. You find many of his jokes have wise punch lines, he offers good advice in a funny and entertaining way. :) :)

I really enjoyed the character "Feste" in the Shakespeares play the twelfth Night. He made the play highly enjoyable and the songs really explained the play. The songs were used well to interpret the play better. (Understandabilty) I found the play hard to understand so Feste's role was important for this. Feste was the main character that made this play a comedy. Without his role it would be hard to intake all the information.

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Shakespeare was able to use Feste's character to get across the more serious themes in the play with out them becomeing boring. People listened to Feste so he was able to be like the court's counciller, though he would have liked to have been taken alot more seriouly some of the time.

Feste is the wise but humourous character full of intellegence and an eye for what others do not see. He is a character to be taken seriously in the advice that he gives but he approaches and gives it in comedy. The comedy is his weapon for supplying comfort happiness and calm for others. Feste is a cluey character but he does not reveal all that he knows, did he really know that Viola was not a man or was he just curious about her not having a beard?
I agree with how Feste keeps the story simple and understandable, he is almost like a guide and takes us through the story step by step.

I think Feste is quite important in the play. He is a funny character who always supports others and tries to cheer them up. Sometimes he was being serious but was still taken as being a joke so some of the time I think he would of liked to be taken more seriously. His songs in the play told stories of himself as a person and life around him so it created some relevance towards the play and sometimes made your understanding of the play clearer. It also gave more interest into reading and viewing the play and made it seem less boring.

Feste is a fun and loving character who appears to get along with everyone in the play. He seems the be the mediator between everyone and never has arguments or misunderstandings with anyone. The songs that Feste sings are just another sign of his fun character, his sence of humour and his light hearted way to have a laugh. I think that Feste does have a witty character throughout the play and would probably out go all of the other characters' wit, although Sir Toby comes close behind him!

Feste is the funny but is also the wisest like Viola describes "wise enough to play a fool."
Feste also points out the faults in people which others wouldn't be able to get away with.
With the songs he sings it suggest that he would prefer not to be there.