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    window will be used to convey change in time as light will resemble day time and night will be a lunar figure. Also the stage lights will have a variety of colors to match the colors of the Christmas lights and will focus on actors when the actor will discuss a serious matter like the danger of AIDS. An example of the light use is found on the beginning of act two when Mark’s mom receives a single light on her during darkness to show focus like a long distance call is occurring. In order to create a

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    Final Paper A0981150 李昀蓉 Compare Twelfth Night with The Rivals‚ both of them are comedies evolving around several couples. The two plays contain the device of disguise and mistaken identity. In Twelfth Night‚ Viola disguises herself as Cesario‚ which attracts Orsino and Olivia; while in The Rivals‚ Jack Absolute disguises himself as Ensign Beverley‚ who fascinates Lydia. Speaking of similarities‚ both the disguises lead to the characters’ affairs‚ and they are proved to be true love at

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    NAME: Danielle Granderson TEACHER: Mrs De Silva SUBJECT: Literatures in English QUESTION: “The title of the play Twelfth Night or What You Will promises joy and festivity‚ but expectations are not fulfilled in the play.” Discuss the extent to which you agree with this statement. Twelfth Night has often been called the most perfect of all Shakespeare’s romantic comedies. The very title of this play refers to the saturnalian revel where‚ according to Frank Kermode‚ the world ‘lost its normal‚ sane

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    Devin McGowan 06/05/13 Honors English: Research Paper- Twelfth Night Period 8/9 Apples and Oranges A Comparison of Olivia and Viola in Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night When comparing two drastically different people‚ situations‚ or objects‚ they often refer to the old saying “It ’s like comparing apples and oranges”. In reference to Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night‚ many would say the same thing of the characters Viola and Olivia. But‚ is that observation completely true

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    While the main characters in Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night play the biggest part in developing the topsy-turvy spirit of the Twelfth night holiday‚ Malvolio‚ a smaller character‚ plays a large part in strengthening the theme found throughout the story of how love can reveal a persons true personality as well. At the beginning of the play‚ when we are first introduced to Malvolio‚ we see that Malvolio is not an average servant. “My masters‚ are you mad? or what are you? Have ye no wit‚ manners

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    Many of the problems and confusions in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” are the result of gender bending episodes‚ many of which involve disguise and deceit of one form or another. In the most prominent examples of disguise and appearance versus reality in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare‚appearances hide an important reality and sometimes actually hinder a character from developing or attaining his or her desire. Certainly‚ Viola in “Twelfth Night” by Shakespeare is the clearest example since her love

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    William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a well-known Christmas play‚ it is considered as one of the most successful comedies. The play starts when Viola and her twin brother‚ Sebastian‚ survive a shipwreck. When they cannot find each other‚ each thinks the other may be dead. Then they move on to two separate ways‚ establishing two story lines that finally meet with each other after involving funny mistaken identities. The love bug in the comedy bites not only Olivia and Orsino‚ but also Sebastian

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    Melissa Younan  SoHo­ Period 5  Mrs.Weatherington  December 4th‚ 2014  Twelfth Night  In Shakespeare ’s ​ Twelfth Night ​ Act II scene two‚ a young woman finds herself in  a compromising position. The story begins when she is swept to the shores of Illyria  after a terrible shipwreck. Unable to find her brother‚ Viola disguises herself as a man  named Cesario and begins working for the nobleman‚ Duke Orsino. Soon after‚ the  Duke begins to confide in Cesario about his deep affections for Lady Olivia and his 

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    Twelfth Night Essay. Title: Explore the different types of loves represented in Twelfth Night. If you ever wanted to investigate the different kinds of love there may be in existence‚ and try to define and understand how different love can be represented‚ then twelfth seems to be the ultimate play. It was written in 1623 by William Shakespeare‚ the characters of twelfth night display various sorts of characteristics and personalities which are the essential ingredients that add to the play

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    How is the play introduced in Act one of Twelfth Night? In the first scene of Act 1 we are introduced to Orsino. This whole scene is dedicated towards advocating his love for Olivia‚ a countess. It seems that Duke Orsino’s lust for Olivia is more ideal than actual. It is depicted as a self-indulgent emotion; he is more engulfed by the image and concept of love as opposed to its actual entailments. This is supported by the fact he talks about love for a long time without even mentioning Olivia’s

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