feste : A jester, a fool, a servant of Olivia's, Festi moves between Olivia's and Orsino's house.Intelligence in general, and giving good advice under a layer of foolishness represents "Better a witty fool than a foolish wit." Although a professional idiot, Feste often appears as the wisest character in the play. Feste is a genius with words and has a knack for wordplay and word play and an accomplished actor, which he uses throughout Twelfth Night. As Cesario points out, although "foolish" Feste is, he is the wisest cat in Illyria.As literary critics often point out, it seems to capture the spirit of Twelfth Night's festivities, which are about having fun and flipping the bird to authority figures.Shakespeare portrays Feste as a well-drawn, wise, cunning, adaptable character.