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The court jester's job was multiplicitous--playing the fool was an act to allow him (or her) to get very close to all of the members of court. This was necessary to be able to function as a bodyguard an analyst an advisor
there was always a lot of tension aroung the court---even close family members were dangerous to the crown---esp close family members
the jester was needed to allow the tension to be looked at and dealt with openly --without a fight
tension ignored is the little death---
when i see a problem i try to deal with it--cuz they don't usually go away by ignoring them