{"id":24145,"date":"2026-10-29T09:59:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=24145"},"modified":"2026-10-29T09:59:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:59:24","slug":"a-reason-i-love-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2026\/10\/29\/a-reason-i-love-clowns\/","title":{"rendered":"A Reason I love Clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello my beautiful peeps!!! For those who aren\u2019t in my English Comp class then you probably don\u2019t know that I wrote an entire essay on different types of clowns which was really fun. I\u2019m not really sure where my love for clowns came from but I think they are really cool. While doing some research for my essay I got to learn about the love triangle between Pierrot, Columbine, and Harlequin from the Italian drama Commedia Dell\u2019arte.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So without further ado I am going to tell y\u2019all about this tragic love story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First off who are these people:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0For a little background Pierrot is a clown we all probably know but don\u2019t recognize entirely. Pierrot is known as the stereotypical sad clown. He is the one who only wears white and black and constantly has a solemn expression. In the play we uncover the reason for Pierrot being this constantly sad character, and it\u2019s because his lover Columbine leaves him for another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of this heartbreak he decides to hide behind a mask of comedy for others which doesn\u2019t entirely work. See, Pierrot was hopelessly in love with Columbine and when he loses her to another he ends up losing a part of himself as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Moving on, let’s turn our focus on Pierrot’s lover Columbine. She is known as being a rare beauty who is very sharp and witty. There are two versions of this story, one where Columbine is married to Pierrot and another where she is being pursued by him. But in both she ends up leaving the sad clown for another, crushing the hopeless heart of Pierrot. See though the thing is Columbine doesn\u2019t care that she is hurting him because to her, he is the one hurting her with his lack of charm and over dramatics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Now if you are wondering who this mysterious other lover is let me tell you. The other lover who sweeps the beautiful Columbine off her feet is the very charismatic and colorful Harlequin. A nimble and mischievous trickster who enjoys dressing in vibrant colors. Now Harlequin is basically the total opposite of Pierrot. While Pierrot is sad, Harlequin is charming, bright and sly. He has tons of wit like Columbine and does acrobatics instead of dramatics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Now that you know the characters and some of the story, let me explain the heartbreaking irony of the play. The irony tangled within the play is to show the irony of a facade. An agonizing mask that helps one cover emotional repression. It shows how painting a smile is psychologically draining and overall harmful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Commedia Dell\u2019arte is definitely one of the reasons I love clowns, especially with its too real of a meaning. Because this is a topic society knows but hates talking about. Some other interesting things I found out when researching this play was the infamous phrase \u201c<\/span>The show must go one.\u201d <\/span><\/i>I know we all know this saying, but did you know this isn\u2019t a phrase of pride or something that helps push a person forward. Instead this phrase shows a prison sentence, it’s a warning about the all too real human experience of trying to match society\u2019s demands while suffering inside. Another thing I loved from this was a phrase \u201c<\/span>Vesti la giubba\u201d <\/span><\/i>which translates to \u201cPut on the costume\u201d where the clowns are singing \u201c<\/span>Laugh, clown, at your broken love! Laugh at the pain that poisons your heart!\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>Y\u2019all this hit so hard and I love it so much.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Well I\u2019ll leave you with that, my peeps, so I hope you enjoyed it. Peace and Love!!!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello my beautiful peeps!!! For those who aren\u2019t in my English Comp class then you probably don\u2019t know that I wrote an entire essay on different types of clowns which was really fun. I\u2019m not really sure where my love for clowns came from but I think they are really cool. While doing some research … Continue reading “A Reason I love Clowns”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[48,49],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24145"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24184,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24145\/revisions\/24184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}