In her 1991 article‚ retired English professor Elouise M. Bell quotes one of the Bard’s clowns‚ starring in Twelfth Night. Both witty individuals make the argument that friends wrongly lie to protect feelings‚ while supposed enemies tell the truth in order to harm‚ and yet‚ that is the better option. As Prince Hamlet‚ another one of Shakespeare’s clever characters‚ states‚ “I must be cruel only to be kind.” Bell explains in detail four ways of viewing and reacting to opposition in her article‚ all
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Character study: Malovlio: Did he deserve the punishment that he received? The character Malvolio (meaning literally "I mean ill will) is immediately affected by the implications of his name. His personage is implied directly to be one of negative and somewhat disagreeable nature‚ which is continued and supported throughout the play‚ leading to his downfall and mockery which both initially seem to be thoroughly deserved‚ due to his numerous defects of personality. The first evidence
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take away from the overall moral of the story (yes‚ dreams do come true). Somehow‚ the same understanding is forgotten as more and more people recreate literary classics. The film “She’s the Man” is a modern adaption of the Shakespearian comedy Twelfth Night. At first glance‚ the film and play share apparent congruities; however the differences and alterations that the screenplay writer and director have laid on top of the original play has transformed this traditional play in order to fit the mold
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statement‚ he is expressing deviation from the social norm and maybe even expressing his deeper connection to the female gender . However for some reason in our society‚ androgyny is more commonly accepted in women dressing more like men‚ rather than the opposite way. This may be down to the more common portrayal of androgyny in men. From the drag queens we see on television‚ and the pantomime dame‚ a man dressing in a more feminine way is often portrayed in a comedic sense. whereas some men adopt
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The plays tittle refers to the carnivalesque spirit of abandon that surrounded renaissance Twelfth Night festivities. In which the normal rules and order of social life were suspended or else deliberately reversed‚ "serious issues and events mingled perplexingly with revelry and apparent madness." Closer textual and language analysis provides a detailed demonstration of these ideas‚ the comedic elements of the play draw from the tensions created between common social restraints and the unruly
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How is love misunderstood in Twelfth Night? Love is misunderstood in the play because of the foolish self-love‚ and infatuation that some of the characters portray in the play. When the foolish love triangle prevails that starts from Olivia‚ the foolishness brings a twisted comedy to the audience. It is easy to laugh at the foolish love and how love loses its meaning. Throughout the play the characters take love to the max‚ or have not truly felt or understand the meaning of love. The first misunderstanding
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The long wait is finally over! Last week‚ the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino‚ and the lovely Countess Olivia had met right outside of the madame’s house. Yet‚ the meeting didn’t meet our expectations‚ as the grieving Olivia had rejected Orsino once again. Whether the fault is on the unfaithful worker‚ Cesario‚ we don’t know! Orsino had fallen in love with the noblewoman Olivia‚ and his passion increased every time his messenger informed him that she had‚ once again‚ refused his confessions. Olivia has
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These are 5 accounts of how Olivia was held‚ and ended up on floor. Which to believe? We have 3 from school staff which use terms: held behind her back‚ restrained‚ remove from situation‚ relocate‚ escort‚ etc. all prim‚ proper and by the book. And then 2 are from students‚ who use the terms put in a headlock‚ and holding in a full nelson (it is considered that restraint’s such as these are very dangerous because of possible spinal cord injuries). We tend to believe the students accounts more so
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Jane Kim February 16‚ 2010 Gender Androgyny Through the Eyes of Pai What does it mean to be androgynous? According to Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own‚ it is “[…] the theory that the union of man and woman makes for the greatest satisfaction‚ the most complete happiness”(Woolf 37). An androgynous mind is when the male and female work in harmony and co-operate spiritually. She states that “[…] a great mind is androgynous. It is when this fusion
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“Hamlet” and “Twelfth Night” are two Shakespeare plays of complete opposites. Due to one being written as a tragedy‚ and the other as a comedy‚ many comparisons can be drawn between the two plays‚ on themes and motifs that develop throughout the plays. One of the themes that is easily recognisable in the early stages of both plays‚ is that of deceit and disguise. In “Hamlet”‚ we learn early on that Hamlet decides to act as a madman in order to try and weed out a confession from his uncle about the
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