no one did clowns like pratchett. sure “the fool jingled miserably across the floor” but that’s just the tip of the iceberg….imagine alluding to a character’s tragic backstory and deep repression of his true nature and heavily implying he might be a vampire before revealing the identity he’s been battling against all book is actually just a literal circus clown
like this quote is so metal considering it is yelled in a courtroom in a book about the corruption of banks but ive never been more terrified of a man in a massive red elastic nose before. one well thrown custard pie nearly brought down an entire government.
Hey i think an important addition is that in discworld, the training that clowns go through is brutal and akin to a harsh boot camp
The Fool’s Guild is next to the Assassin’s Guild. This is frequently used to humorously contrast the two, as one is a brutal, oppressive institution that serves questionable purpose and spreads naught but misery, whereas the other promotes tradition, innovation and artistic expression via killing people for money.
