This question is based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The king's clown whose skull is exhumed by Gravedigger is
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The clown whose skull is exhumed by Gravedigger in Hamlet is Yorick. He was a court jester, a funny man who amused the court with his jokes and antics. Yorick had been dead for over twenty years, and Hamlet recognizes his skull when it is unearthed. The skull serves as a symbol of mortality and reminds Hamlet of the transience of life.