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What is the origin of the joker?

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What is the origin of the joker?

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The Origin of the Joker a.k.a. “The Man Who Laughs”. In the Origin of the “The Man Who Laughs,” the joker is a young lad and a pathetic victim instead of his usual role as a villain. In this moving melodrama he had a dual role, starring as both Gwynplaine (The Man Who Laughs), and also as Lord Clancharlie, Gwynplaine’s father, a Scottish nobleman who has rebelled against King James II in 17th-century Britain. As Lord Clancharlie is being placed for execution in the notorious “Iron Maiden,” he asks what will be done with his son, Gwynplaine. King James’ cruel jester pulls the boys mouth apart in a grimace, and the king understands that the young boy with a beaming, angelic smile will be given to a notorious band of nomads, the Comprachicos. The Comprachicos purposely disfigure the young boy by carving the corners of his mouth into a fixed, hideous grin. As if what they have done turns into a bad Omen, the Comprachicos are exiled from England, abandoning Gwynplaine in the English country

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