He delights by breaking rules and highlighting the absurdities in rules and regulations that can't keep pace. The contribution of the jester to our lives is resilience, the capacity to get up and try again, to take a risk. Cartoon characters are fools or jesters. They bounce from one scene to the next with seemingly endless variety. One never knows when or where they will pop up.
All jesters wear disguises to make their appearance less distinguishable.
They aren't restricted to men either. Mae West was an excellent Jester. This was partly due to her ability to challenge sexual taboos with an irreverent sense of humor. As well as being aware of the vitality of the jester we may also experience the shadow jester when the joy goes out of our lives. Humor and despair are two points some distance apart on a continuum.