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The fool is a stock character in creative works (literature, film, etc.) and folklore. There are several distinct, although overlapping, categories of fool: simpleton fool, wise fool, and serendipitous fool. The six volume Motif-Index of Folk-Literature contains (in volume four) a group of motifs under the category "Fools (and other unwise ...
In the Romantic reaction to Enlightenment wisdom, a valorisation of the irrational, the foolish, and the stupid emerged, as in William Blake's dictum that "if the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise"; [14] or Jung's belief that "it requires no art to become stupid; the whole art lies in extracting wisdom from stupidity ...
An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person. 'Idiot' was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound intellectual disability where the mental age is two years or less, and the person cannot guard themself against common physical dangers.
Only Fools and Horses—and consequently John Sullivan—is credited with the popularisation in Britain of several words and phrases used by Del Boy, particularly "Plonker", [242] meaning a fool or an idiot, and two expressions of delight or approval: "Cushty" (from the Roma word for "good") [242] and "Lovely jubbly".
Ivar Nilsson as the Fool in a 1908 stage production of King Lear at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden [5]. In his article "The Wisdom of the Fool", Walter Kaiser illustrates that the varied names and words people have attributed to real fools in different societies when put altogether reveal the general characteristics of the wise fool as a literary construct: "empty-headed (μάταιος ...
Musk's actions since taking over Twitter on Oct. 27 have been so destructive to the platform's functioning and reputation that the question is raised of whether, rather than being a genius, Musk ...
While other Jan. 6 defendants and their lawyers have argued that they participated in the Capitol riot due to stupidity, Donald Trump would have a hard time succeeding with that argument in court.
"Fool" by Cat Power, from the 2003 album You Are Free "Fool" by Dragon, from the 1984 album Body and the Beat "Fool", by Fitz and the Tantrums from their 2016 self-titled album; Fool (Mansun song), from the 2000 album Little Kix "Fool" by The Rasmus, from the 2006 album Peep "Fool" by Roxette, from their 2001 album Room Service