Gimple the Fool
Although Gimpel did not die a fool he lived his life primarily as a fool. Singers use of "Gimpel the Fool" demonstrated two lower levels of the human scale. ... Gimpel proved he was a fool by all that he did. ... Gimpel did not think of himself as a fool but every reaction betrayed his lie to himself. ... Gimpel was a fool despite his self-denial. ... A fool mocked by all. ... Through trickery and deceit the townspeople shaped Gimpel into a fool.