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Summary Of The Song 'Compassion' By Andrew Wit
Act 4 Scene 2
For this scene I chose the song “Compassion(Change the World)” by Andrew Witt. I chose this song because it talks about one person that really wants to help the person who is in trouble. It also talks about that maybe that person doesn’t know how to assist everyone, but he’s going to at least help one person and make them feel better. The quotation that I chose from this song is:”And when all's said and done I can't change the world But I can change the world for one.” I think this really relates to Feste because he is the only compassionate one in this play who actually thinks about other people and not just himself and the people he’s in love with. He used to also hate Malvolio because he mocked him and insulted him, but in

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