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    made to appear to be a fool" according to dictionary definition. In William Shakespeare’s comedy‚ Twelfth Night‚ Feste the clown is not the only fool who is subject to foolery as unconventional fools dominate the play. He and many other characters combine their uncommon actions and wit to provoke other characters that has largely withdrawn into their own form of foolery. In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ Feste’s role in this Illyrian comedy is significant because in Illyria‚ the fool is not so much

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    man successfully changing her appearances to look like men so as to trick different characters. A winding of complexity circles around the comparative general ideas and results. At the end of the day‚ the creators use diverse strategies to accomplish the same objective. The Duke of Illyria in Twelfth Night and the soccer commander in She’s The Man‚ is enamored with Oliva in both the story and movie. Olivia goes gage for Viola‚ who was masked as Cersario in Twelfth Night‚ and Sebastian‚ her twin sibling

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    Fiction vs. Reality

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    Fiction Vs. Reality Animal Farm is a book that relates to everyday problems of leadership and authority. There is a stark correlation between fiction and reality in the book‚ highlighted by George Orwell through two characters that have power and use different manipulative techniques to secure different outcomes. In reality‚ Orwell uses the pigs to symbolize the powerful people in our society‚ such as Muammar Gaddafi‚ who manipulate their people using suppressive and alluring tactics. Through

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    William Shakespeare’s Twelfth night and David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly are both plays that challenge heteronormative expectations and force the readers to abstain from believing that love is only correct amongst the male and female gender. In Fact‚ through the characters actions we witness that once someone is in love‚ it blinds them from their reality forcing them to neglect clear signs of “unusual/queer” behavior. Both plays share a homologous theme that: love makes people crazy and makes them

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    Twelfth Night: Interpretations through the Directors Staging Antonio: I could not stay behind you: my desire‚ More sharp than filed steel‚ did spur me forth; And not all love to see you‚ though so much As might have drawn one to a longer voyage‚ But jealousy what might befall your travel‚ Being skilless in these parts; which to a stranger‚ Unguided and unfriended‚ often prove Rough and unhospitable: my willing love‚ The rather by these arguments of fear‚ Set forth in your pursuit. (Twelfth

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    stating "that I am here‚ clothed in my dressing gown‚ seated at the fireplace‚ when in fact I am lying undressed between he blankets!" (222). Descartes describes how a dream may feel so real‚ one might actually think their dream is in fact reality. He goes on further saying "plainly that there are no definite signs to distinguish being awake from being asleep that I am quite astonished‚ and this astonishment almost convinces me that I am sleeping" (222). This all lead to Descartes coming

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    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 of Malvolio’s undesirable disposition comes with his own first appearance in the play during which he makes a point of insulting the wit and intelligence of Feste "I marvel your ladyship takes delight in such a barren rascal". Through doing this he shows himself to be man who condescends to those that he believes

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    knowledge. But is everything what we learn in school or read on the Internet true? Can I be certain about any knowledge I have gained in my life? It is the theory of knowledge that deals with these kinds of questions‚ to distinct things between appearance and reality‚ between what things seem to be and what they are. The technical name for the theory of knowledge is epistemology‚ which is derived from the Greek word episteme‚ meaning “knowledge‚” and the suffix ology‚ meaning “science of.” In its original

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    Reality "Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management‚ which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living happy‚ healthy and rewarding life." by Marilu Henner So sticking to reality and being realistic the way to live happily 1- Reality is full of disasters. Illusion is an outlet tham we can resort to. Although reality is full of suffering and

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    Twelfth Night; or‚ What You Will by William Shakespeare and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen are two plays that I find fascinating. In Twelfth Night‚ I found the way they speak captivating because no one speaks like that anymore. In A Doll’s House‚ I found the plot very interesting because of how detailed the playwright describes it. Both playwrights have a character that is very similar to each other. In Twelfth Night‚ it is Orsino and in A Doll’s House‚ it’s Dr.Rank. Both love characters that do

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