How Does Shakespeare Create Conflict In Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night is a sad but uplifting story about a woman who is mourning a loss and men that are trying to fix her and be with her. Shakespeare makes this women’s uncle an unforgettable figure. This man is named Sir Toby Belch. Shakespeare used Sir Toby Belch in many ways. He used him to drive the plot, create some conflict, and most of all he made him unforgettable.
Shakespeare used sir Sir Toby Belch to create conflict by making him one of the first characters introduced. We immediately find him coming home after partying and drinking. Maria his maid is not happy she tells him “By my troth, Sir Toby, you must come in earlier o' nights. Your cousin, my lady, takes great exceptions to your ill hours.” Sir Toby does not care that she says this
Sir Toby is worried about her therefor driving the plot of a sad niece and a worried uncle. Shakespeare shows that Sir Toby is worried when he says “What’s wrong with my niece? Why is she reacting so strangely to her brother’s death? Grief is bad for people’s health.” This can show he is concerned for her health. Sir Toby Belch also drives the plot by making Sir Andrew seem like a smart guy. He and Sir Andrew are very good friends and even danced together. This brings out Sir Toby’s emotions and his actions driving the plot along. Finally Shakespeare makes Sir Toby Belch and unforgettable character. This is by making him and unpredictable character. He introduces Sir Toby Belch as rude, careless drinker with worries about his niece, but as the story goes on we see Sir Toby Belch as a jokester and a partier. Shakespeare also makes Sir Toby seem as though he looks disheveled and older because of his drinking habits. Even though he seems like he would be younger.
Put together Shakespeare makes Sir Toby an unforgettable character, he used him to drive the plot, and to create conflict. Sir Toby Belch is a character like no other and will always be remembered by any reader that has read the book Twelfth Night by