RotE quote game...(spoilers all books)

[Farseer]

mockery depends on the viewpoint. Whereas Regal might not have intended it (or might have) the reader will get a different view.

The fool was given new clothes chosen by regal, but the fool put them on himself. He did not particularly like the clothes, let alone the role intended for him by the pretender...

Sorry 'thul beings...my computer seizes up every time I come to this thread and I was sure I replied to this and added another quote (twice!).

Yes, you're right. Regal gave Fool new clothes to wear but, rather than mockery, I got the idea that Regal just wanted Fool to be seen as 'normal' rather than as his usual 'freakish' self? He wanted a witty and well-dressed jester to complement his quest for kingship, not a 'fool'? I guess this, in itself, does make a mockery of the Fool as he normally is.

I like this entire passage as it's the first place where we get a true glimpse of Fool's ability to change his identity...he did such a good job at becoming what/who Regal wanted him to be that it even frightened Fitz:

...He turned in a slow circle for me to admire him. 'Well?'

'You don't look like you,' I said bluntly.

'I am not intended to...'

Fitz a little later goes on to think:

With his elegant clothes and unaccustomed postures, he frightened me. It was as if another being inhabited his body, one I knew not at all.