The climax of the novel presents a dramatic encounter between the blind Jorge of Burgos and the characters William and Adso. Jorge has tainted the last remaining copy of Aristotle's treatise on comedy with a lethal ink that absorbs through the reader's skin, leading to certain death. Jorge believes that Aristotle's endorsement of comedy is excessively provocative and perilous. While elements like laughter, parody, and the grotesque are prominent in many of Eco's works, they do not align with Jorge's convictions. The Name of The Rose serves, among other purposes, as Eco's homage to comedy. Although it cannot substitute for Aristotle's lost manuscript, Eco's novel honors playfulness, laughter, and joy as vital components of human nature.