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Feste, a Clown I personally found the role of the clown to be the most interesting of all the characters in Shakespeare’s “The Twelfth Night”, primarily because he seemed to be the most intelligent and certainly the wittiest character of all. Although the clown’s role starts out to be minor, he ends up being a very important part of the production. I think perhaps the flow of the story would be jeopardized in some instances if not for this entertaining and very important character. It’s interesting to note the clown’s cementation on the other characters and how the comedic wit and timing helps the visualization of the story. Although the clown’s wit is foolish in presentation, his intelligence and hidden mockery is clear. The clown’s first scene reinforces the fact that he knows of his superiority in his intellect and what he does: “Well, God give them wisdom that h