of self‚ using the character Malvolio‚ unselfish love‚ using the character Antonio‚ and unrequited love‚ using the character Orsino. Each of which is expressed by different characters in different ways. In today’s society‚ many people love themselves more than anything else. Shakespeare shows this issue in Twelfth Night and how it affects people’s lives. He addresses the issue of self love through a very complex and interesting character named Malvolio. Malvolio sees himself as a handsome and
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on deception.” However‚ in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ all comedy comes as a result of deception. Various characters play misleading roles create the chaos and dramatic irony that gives air to the play. In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare uses Feste‚ Malvolio‚ and Viola to demonstrate the theme that people’s appearance and status do not necessarily coincide with their true nature in order to provide conflicts‚ complications and confusion for the comedy. The presence of Feste‚ the fool‚ introduces complications
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Aguecheeck’ money. The steward of the household is the conceited Malvolio. Late one night Belch‚ Aguecheek and Olivia’s jester‚ Feste‚ are drinking and singing as they often do. Olivia’s handmaiden‚ Maria tries to quieten them but they take no notice. Malvolio catches them and blames Maria for allowing them to behave so badly in Olivia’s house. Maria and the others plan to gets their own back by forging a love letter from Olivia to Malvolio. More confusion ensues with jealousy‚ mistaken Identity and
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is a reflection of Viola‚ protecting her from telling the real story so that she does not get hurt. Furthermore‚ Malvolio has begun to disguise himself as a new man in order to win the heart of Olivia. As Maria has written the letter to Malvolio in order to trick him‚ he believes it is Olivia’s true confession of her love to him and he begins to do all of the things Olivia likes. Malvolio is disguising his true self in order to portray what he believes he should be. Many of the characters are all trying
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not what drives the main plot. By being detached‚ Feste is able to observe what is going on more and laugh with the audience. Feste further proves he is an artificial fool with his trick against Malvolio. The trick was though out carefully and done out of revenge so that people would laugh at Malvolio and with Feste. Truffaldino plays the role of the natural fool. Because he is a natural fool‚ people laugh at him‚ not with him. When he tricks his two masters‚ the tricks are not well thought
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Twelfth Night Criticism William Shakespeare and The Twelfth Night Known for his tragedies‚ comedies‚ sonnets and love stories‚ William Shakespeare is argued to be one of the best writers of his time. Throughout his plays‚ including The Twelfth Night‚ he uses disguise and deceit to fool the other characters to benefit another. Shakespeare was born in April of 1564 in the town Stratford-upon-Avon. Although the exact date of his birth is not known‚ historians traditionally celebrate it on the 23rd
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Shakespeare creates endless sexual and gender confusion with the Olivia-Viola-Orsino love triangle. Other characters in disguise include Malvolio‚ who wears cross garters and yellow stockings in the hope of winning Olivia’s love. Feste is another example of disguise when he dresses as Sir Topas the priest when talking to Malvolio‚ despite the fact that Malvolio will not be able to see him due to the dark surroundings that he is in. This could suggest that the importance of clothing is not always
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attempting to convince Malvolio that he has gone insane. FOOL: “... Sayst thou that house is dark?” MALVOLIO: “As hell‚ Sir Topas.” FOOL: ” Why‚ it hath bay windows transparent as barricadoes‚ and the clerestories toward the southnorth are as lustrous as ebony; and yet complainest thou of obstruction?” MALVOLIO: “ I am not mad‚ Sir Topas. I say to you this house is dark.” (4.2.3543) Feste continues to add humour to the play by dressing up as Sir Topas (a curate) and convincing Malvolio that he is going mad
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the play Malvolio‚ a steward in Olivia’s court‚ time after time risks his job and reputation for the one he loves:
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In the play‚ Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare illustrates the traditional merry-making and social disorder‚ which occurred upon the Feast of Fools‚ or the Twelfth Night of Christmas. It is during this time that the normality and social roles of status was reversed‚ and thus‚ overturned‚ in that servants would become Masters‚ and Masters‚ servants. In short‚ this day was a time‚ where the usual flow of laws‚ rules and class difference was generally ignored‚ and therefore‚ led to a lapse of disorder.
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