does the dramatic device of the fool contribute to the comedy in Twelfth Night? Feste is Shakespeare’s comedic tool in Twelfth Night. He uses puns and a mix of prose and iambic pentameter to titillate the audience. However‚ in a different manner‚ Malvolio is also presented as a fool‚ but in the sense that he is at the end of the jests of others‚ which amuses us due to how Shakespeare has made the audience dislike him. Typically‚ in Shakespeare’s comedies such as As you like it‚ the fool is presented
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Sir toby‚ Sir Andrew‚ and Fabian‚ one of Maria’s servants plan to play a joke on Malvolio. Maria has written a fake letter to trick Malvolio into thinking that Olivia is in love with him. Maria leaves the letter in the garden and the three men and Maria hide. When Malvolio enters the garden he spots the letter and reads it. Maria had sealed the letter with Olivia’s sealing ring to make it look more authentic. Malvolio mistakes Maria’s handwriting for Olivia’s and believes the letter is real. Mavolio
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of the Malvolio ‘prank‚’ before finally combining them in the chaotic conclusion that is Act V. Despite this‚ the two plots are generally separate‚ the main plot consisting of the love triangle that is Olivia‚ Orsino‚ and Viola; the sub-plot being the revelry and adventures of Sir Toby‚ Sir Andrew and Maria. To make the double plot system work‚ Shakespeare employs the use of two characters that flit between the two storylines‚ linking them and furthering the plots. One of these in Malvolio‚ the other
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if not found‚ often leads to bitterness. No man can escape the thorny tendrils of love. Malvolio seems very unsentimental at the beginning of Twelfth Night‚ described by Maria as “a kind of puritan” (II. iii. 139). Often detesting the foolery of other characters‚ such a Sir Toby and Sir Andrew‚ Malvolio lives up to Maria’s description of his no nonsense attitude. Personality wise‚ Shakespeare sets Malvolio up to be the least likely to dive into such childish things as love. This supports the idea
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of Love in Twelfth Night William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a well-known romantic comedy in which many characters fall in love due to their own personal reasons. Viola shows that true love should be caused by genuine reasons‚ but Orsino and Malvolio demonstrate that people can pursue others for their own selfish purposes. However‚ these three characters all reveal that the reasons that make them fall in love are based on their own personalities. Orsino is depicted as a fickle character through
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comedic. Malvolio is convinced Olivia is in love with him because of Maria’s letter. Sir Andrew is completely oblivious to the fact that Sir Toby Belch is befriending him to use him for his wealth. As Viola decides to disguise herself as a young man to keep safe‚ the potential for mistaken identity arises between her and her twin brother Sebastian. Meaning to embarrass and fool Malvolio‚ Maria‚ with the help of Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew‚ writes a mysterious love letter to Malvolio. “I will
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Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a play completely focused on the notions of performance‚ disguise‚ and deception. The characters are all acting in roles to meet their own goals‚ performing for the on-stage audience and deceiving everyone but the live audience off the stage. The use of dramatic irony is prevalent in order to engage and involve the audience‚ making them part of the play. Dramatic irony is a literary device wherein the audience is aware of pivotal information that the characters in
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‘At the end of Shakespeare’s comedic plays all complications and disorders are resolved and a new order is generated to the satisfaction of the audience.’ to what extent is this true of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night? It is easily argued that Shakespeare’s comedic plays have a similar‚ formulaic‚ structure. Dr Schwartz from the California Polytechnic State University argues that the ‘action of a comedy traces a movement from conflict to the resolution of conflict’. There are many disorders and complications
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again‚ her deception in the Twelfth Night leads the plot while other characters such as Sir Toby and Maria support the theme of deceit. Sir Toby is able to maliciously deceive Sir Andrew‚ using him for his own selfish gain. Maria’s genius prank on Malvolio‚ demonstrates that as humans‚ we often take advantage of others through deceitfulness only‚ for our own entertainment or benefit. The diverse characters in Twelfth Night demonstrate how selfish desires prompt deceitful actions. Disguising herself
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This theme is played out by characters such as Malvolio who is always patronizing the lowly servants as he dreams of marrying Olivia and raising to nobility by becoming a count. This theme of changing classes is also played out by Viola‚ whose disguise proposes that class‚ just like gender‚ is a relatively
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