All's Well That Ends Well | Lavatch (Character Analysis)

Lavatch, the countess's clown, is a so-called "allowed fool": that is, he can get away with making jokes about all kinds of sensitive topics because he is always only joking. His main function in the play is to entertain and bear messages for the countess, but he also comments indirectly on much of the action—especially the conflicts about sexuality and class that the play struggles to come to terms with.

Lavatch first appears in I.iii, where he makes a mock request to marry one "Isbel." His main reason for marrying is that he is...

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