What is an example of symbolism in the novel, Tyll?

Court jesters mock the rich and powerful through the safe vehicle of humor. They represent the challenge to otherwise intimidating authority figures. Tyll’s reputation as a court jester represents the role of those who deflate the pretentiousness and self-absorbed egotism of those in authority. By playfully challenging first the Kaiser and then later Elizabeth Stuart, Tyll as the wise fool points out that despite their power, the trappings of wealth, and their own certainty of their infallibility, authority figures need to be reminded they are human after all and prone to the same errors in judgment and moral failings as everyone else. That challenge under any other circumstance would be seen as a threat as Tyll learns the morning he watches his father hanged.