Which Role Do I Play?

Actors in a play,
we are all playing a role
until the curtain falls
or the bell does toll
but the question to ask
yourself at a time
is what role do you choose?
What role is mine?
Am I the court jester,
the joke to make you laugh?
Is my life only
an elaborate gaff?
Am I the prince to
come and rescue you,
the pompous and arrogant,
obnoxious through and through?
Am I the king with patience,
the kind to all souls,
the forgiver of trespasses,
the lover of trolls?
Am I only a peasant
on knees ever-pleading
for a mercy from that king
who must grant that which I'm needing?
Or am I all of these roles
wrapped into one soul,
each role being a part
to make up the whole?
The choice that I make
is reliant on a belief:
am I the one to grant
or to beg for relief?
Which role do I play?