in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night that I identify with most is Maria‚ who is loyal and obeys authority‚ but is still able to enjoy herself; I share all of these qualities with Maria. Maria’s loyalty to Countess Olivia is demonstrated many times throughout Twelfth Night‚ and I demonstrate my loyalty to my family and friends every day. Maria‚ eager to do Olivia’s will‚ often reprimands Sir Toby Belch. Maria: “By my troth‚ Sir Toby‚ you must come in earlier o’ nights: your cousin‚ my lady‚ takes
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In William Shakespeare’s comedic play‚ "Twelfth Night"‚ a recurring theme is deception. The characters in the play used deception for a variety of purposes. Viola’s use of deception involves her disguising herself as a man in order to obtain a job with the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino. On the other hand‚ Maria‚ Olivia’s servant‚ writes a letter to Malvolio in Olivia’s handwriting to make Malvolio act foolishly because of his love for Olivia. While some use deception as a means of survival‚ others use
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The overall ending of Twelfth Night is subversive‚ from Malvolio’s uncomfortable promises of revenge to Viola still in her Cesario attire after the grand unveiling of her identity. Feste’s song highlights these ambiguities: it is the only epilogue song with the exception of Love’s Labours Lost which is not celebratory (the latter being overshadowed by death). Feste’s lyrics emphasise the uselessness of material possessions when faced with the onslaught of time‚ and comes directly after Orsino’s professed
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During the “willow cabin” passage in Twelfth Night‚ hyperbole and polysyndeton are used to exaggerate the tone of Viola’s irritation and desperation. The entire speech is an amplification of how Viola feels and what she would really do in this kind of situation. The speech speaks highly of the love that Viola has for Orsino and the extent of what she would do to get it. Not only is she desperate for his love‚ but he is gunning after Oliva‚ someone who will never want him back. Viola tells Olivia
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on genuine love‚ love of love‚ and false love. All there‚ becoming more and more evident throughout the play. Although a strange play; with cross-dressers‚ homoerotic attractions‚ and strange ambitions‚ his message became clear. Although “The Twelfth Night” creates an atmosphere of confusion and ambiguity
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Brie Adelstein Honors English Mr. McNulty 2 November 2016 Feminism in Twelfth Night Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night drastically changed the way people viewed men and women in the Elizabethan age. For decades‚ women have been perceived as “emotional (irrational)‚ weak‚ nurturing‚ and submissive” while men have been viewed as “rational‚ strong‚ protective‚ and decisive” (Feminist 84). In contrast‚ Viola‚ Lady Olivia‚ and Maria are powerful characters in the play who challenge the era’s scientific
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The sub-plot of Twelfth Night‚ the gulling of Malvolio by Sir Toby Belch‚ Maria‚ Feste‚ and Aguecheek‚ is justly famous as one of Shakespeare’s funniest experiments in New Comedy‚ that is‚ in a style of comedy which is basically quite different from the pastoral romantic style of the main plot. The basis for the sub-plot is one of the oldest and most popular subjects for New Comedy - the unmasking of the hypocrite‚ a satiric exposure of apparent virtue so as to humiliate the hypocrite and make him
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Shakespeare lived. Though he married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18‚ he was rumored to have had extramarital affairs with numerous men while in London (“Shakespeare’s Sexuality”). Gay men are present in many of Shakespeare’s plays‚ most prominently Twelfth Night. A sailor named Antonio falls in love with a man of noble birth named Sebastian‚ whom Antonio rescued from a shipwreck. However‚ Antonio’s love only brings him grief‚ as the straight Sebastian views Antonio’s homosexual advances merely as gestures
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In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare constantly alludes to the contrast between darkness and light by the use of secrets‚ mistaken identities and the contrast between sanity and insanity. With this motif Shakespeare shows us that if we act on first impressions without the true knowledge of the entity of the situation or character‚ then the misinformed motives will surely be in vain; and our efforts futile. Creating much dysfunction within the play‚ Viola’s manly disguise as Cesario creates confusion
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A Feminist Criticism of A Farewell to Arms After finishing A Farewell to Arms‚ I found it difficult to reconcile Judith Fetterley ’s feminist attack of the novel with my own personal opinions. I agree that Hemingway does kick women to the curb in his portrayal of Catherine‚ but my reasons for pinning this crime on Hemingway are different from hers ’. Although she means well‚ Fetterley makes the ridiculous claim that by portraying Catherine as an angelic‚ selflessly loving "woman to end
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