Stereotyped as a cruel, abusing, crazy murderer of the 16th century, his 'wife' was once known by a different name to which she is known by historians today. He was associated with an 'officer' to which the Romans held a 'planetary' feast for, and his 'weapon' has given its name to a comedic genre. Who is it, who is he supposedly akin to, and what was his weapon?

Baloo55th

Sounds like Punch. The weapon would give rise to slapstick. The wife is commonly called Judy now, but was originally Joan. His appearance is supposedly derived from a Roman mime called Maccus, but this is widely disputed. The Roman officer connection has me foxed, unless it's somehow the Lord of Misrule figure. Sep 26 06, 12:05 PM

peasypod

Yes, Baloo, it certainly is Punch, and what a naughty boy he was. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punch_and_Judy Now, I see 70588 may need attending to, whaddya say, Baloo, you're almost there... Sep 26 06, 5:33 PM