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    “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination” – Albert Einstein. This cannot be more true in the case of William Shakespeare. In regards to his play Twelfth Night his creative genius is seen in his ability to create sharp and clever characters through perfectly crafted plots and themes. His aptitude to generate characters that goes against the dictate of society such as Viola and Maria marks him as one of the greatest playwrights of his age. However‚ his facilities as a writer

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    Twelfth Night: Theme of Love In the play "Twelfth Night‚" Shakespeare explores and illustrates the emotion of love with precise detail. According to "Webster’s New World Dictionary‚" love is defined as "a strong affection or liking for someone." Throughout the play Shakespeare examines three different types of love: true love‚ self love and friendship. "Twelfth Night" consists of many love triangles‚ however many of the characters who are tangled up in the web of love are blind to see that their

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    quite similar to the play because the themes like love‚ disguise‚ indecency are shown throughout the play. These themes are shown in the antics of Maria‚ Sirs Toby Andrew‚ Feste and Fabian. Specifically‚ the treatment of Malvolio can be seen as indecent as they decided to have Malvolio locked up in total darkness making him think that he is a madman when Feste dresses up like a priest and made him believe that he is in a bright room not a dark one in act 4‚ scene 2. Disguises are a part of the Epiphany

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    In Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night"‚ it is clearly evident that the fluctuation in attitude to the dual role and situation and tribulations imposed upon the character of Viola/Cesario ends up in a better understanding of both sexes‚ and thus‚ allows Viola to have a better understanding for Orsino. Near the opening of the play‚ when Viola is adopting her male identity‚ she creates another self‚ like two masks and may decide to wear one or the other while swinging between the two identities in emotion

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    Disguise is the source of theatrical appeal in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Discuss the validity of this statement. Michael Pennington describes Twelfth Night as a typical Romantic Comedy with a sublime sense of inconcsequentiality amidst the lyrical nature that plagues its environment. Therefore it is none other than that of a romantic comedy‚ and by definition‚ seeks the usage of a most humourous yet vital factor that shapes the events that are to occur; Disguise. Disguise indeed gives rise

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    While it is played out in quite a comedic manner‚ it reminds us once again‚ that to love is to suffer. Orsinio suffers from obsessively loving Olivia. Love also shows to be exclusive and that some love will always be unrequited. For example‚ Malvolio has pursued Olivia‚ but in the end still is unable to have his love returned. Similarly‚ Antonio has a homosexual love for Sebastian‚ but that too remains unreturned. This leads me to question if their love is true? What makes a love unrequited by

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    In William Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night; or‚ What You Will‚ Viola‚ a young woman who survived a shipwreck‚ makes a choice to disguise as a boy‚ in order to work for the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino. During the first three days of her employment as a eunuch named "Cesario"‚ she is sent on a quest to persuade Orsino ’s love interest‚ Olivia‚ to be his wife. Though not an easy task‚ Viola is granted access to Olivia‚ who is mourning her recently deceased brother. While "Cesario" is attempting to woo her

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    that he knows the truth of the disguise. Feste sums up his role as ‘corrupter of words’ (lines 34-5); Viola observes that he ‘is enough to play the fool’ (line 58): perhaps Feste knows more about her than he is saying explicitly The treatment of Malvolio in this scene brings out the latent cruelty inherent in comedy‚ and offers a darker perspective on Feste’s role. The play’s insistent questioning of categories of madness and sanity‚ or wisdom and folly is also brought to the fore. ‘I am well in

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    in a homoerotic subtext where Olivia falls in love with a woman‚ Viola falls in love with Orsino while confined as a male and Orsino shows attraction towards Cesario. Disguise is also presented at more minor sections of the play through Feste and Malvolio. Shakespeare presents to the audience the heart ache that Viola suffers over the Duke due to her masquerade as Cesario. Viola has to comply with her role as a male character and not make her longing obvious by hypothetically telling Orsino she loves

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    difference being the use or exclusion of magical influence. ”Twelfth Night” is a play in which reality does not often correspond to appearances and thus it is easy for the reader to begin to accept character’s decisions to take on disguises and for Malvolio to become enamored with the idea (the appearance) of the

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