User blog comment:BobTheDoctor27/March 2013 Update/@comment-5918010-20130419230429/@comment-958607-20130419230936

Actually, it's taken from The Winter's Tale, a Shakespeare play. :P He's the character who brings about the joy to the tragedy without cheapening it to comic relief. He's also integral to the plot and the ultimate road to redemption of the sins of the main characters. :P