What is funnier than a sudden outspoken declaration of the truth?
Clue: This is according to scholar Northrop Frye.
Answer: Nothing. “In our world, there is the proverb ‘children and fools tell the truth,’ and the Fool’s privilege makes him a wit because in our world nothing is funnier than a sudden outspoken declaration of the truth.” (The answer is in black text on the black background. Highlight it to view.)
Citation: Northrop Frye,
Northrop Frye on Shakespeare (1986), p. 111.