Festival

Japanese: Feste
Festival

… It was Shakespeare who appeared at the peak of this trend, and introduced the clown into full-scale theatrical performance, bringing it to maturity in one fell swoop. There was Bottom, the craftsman who enjoys pleasure with the fairy queen (A Midsummer Night's Dream); Falstaff, the lecher, glutton, braggart, and pot-bellied figure of Physis (Henry IV, The Merry Wives of Windsor); Touchstone (As You Like It) and Feste (Twelfth Night), who embody the paradox of the wise fool; and the nameless clown who accompanies the tragic king (King Lear). Hamlet, the hero of the tragedy, plays the role of a clown. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Feste" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… こうした盛りあがりの頂点に現れて,道化を本格的演劇の中に誘いこみ,一挙に円熟させたのがシェークスピアであった。妖精の女王との快楽を味わう職人ボトムBottom(《夏の夜の夢》),好色で大食でほら吹きで〈フュシス〉そのものの象徴のような太鼓腹をしたフォールスタッフ(《ヘンリー4世》《ウィンザーの陽気な女房たち》),ワイズ・フール(賢い愚者)という逆説を体現するタッチストーンTouchstone(《お気に召すまま》)やフェステFeste(《十二夜》),そして悲劇的国王につきそう名無しの道化(《リア王》)。ハムレットにいたっては,悲劇の主人公なのに道化ぶりを演じる。…

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