Master of Destiny: Motif of Love in Twelfth Night A motif is an image‚ idea‚ theme‚ character‚ or verbal pattern that recurs in a story‚ novel‚ poem‚ or play. It serves a purpose such as unifying the action or symbolizing an idea. In William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ the motif of love serves as the main plot‚ a complete love triangle‚ and reinforces the connection of the main plot to the sub-plots. Several types of love are presented‚ such as romantic love‚ experienced by Viola and Orsino
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humorous‚ however comical themes are generalized compared to personal romantic experiences. Both themes are evident in Shakespeare’s plays “Twelfth Night” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚” through comedic Sir Toby Belch‚ and side-kick‚ Sir Andrew Augucheek‚ as well as romantic hungry females‚ Helena and Hermia. Therefore‚ the question at hand is how Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream relate to one another in romantic and comedic genres. To repeat the words of Frye‚ “No two characters have
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In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and All’s Well That Ends Well‚ the main character takes on male attributes. In All’s Well‚ Helen becomes the pursuer‚ while Bertram takes on the role usually given to women‚ of the pursued. In Twelfth Night‚ Viola disguises herself as a man entirely and encounters all sorts of problems with her disguise. Both Helen and Viola undergo a change in status that generates comic effect. Helen changes from the passive romantic to the active pursuer while Viola changes her status
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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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In Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night"‚ it is clearly evident that the fluctuation in attitude to the dual role and situation and tribulations imposed upon the character of Viola/Cesario ends up in a better understanding of both sexes‚ and thus‚ allows Viola to have a better understanding for Orsino. Near the opening of the play‚ when Viola is adopting her male identity‚ she creates another self‚ like two masks and may decide to wear one or the other while swinging between the two identities in emotion
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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 in bot motion pictures‚ in She’s The Man. Some hints are given in both that it’s a girl who playing
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Scene Analysis 1. Twelfth Night‚ Act IV‚ Scene II 2. Feste‚ the Fool‚ disguises himself as Sir Topas‚ a priest‚ and visits Malvolio in his imprisonment‚ under direction of Maria and Sir Toby. Malvolio is relieved to hear the voice of the priest and believes the priest might release him from his prison. Malvolio makes the claim that he is not insane and is wrongly imprisoned in darkness. Feste tells Malvolio that he is in a well-lit room and that the darkness is simply ignorance. Sir Toby becomes
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Police Deception Police deception has and always will be a topic of discussion amongst the law enforcement community and the public we serve‚ protect‚ and prosecute. Police deception has been used as a tool to determine involvement as well a tool for apprehension. The use of undercover operations and entrapment situations to aid in the apprehension of criminals has become commonplace. So is deception by law enforcement reasonable in police interrogation and when is deception appropriate in this constraint
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Theme of Deception/Deceit in Macbeth Throughout Macbeth things are not always as they seem. Deception in the play is always present‚ with Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth and the three witches being the chief instigators of deception. From the very first scene‚ the deception within Macbeth’s world is clearly defined. “Fair is foul and foul is fair”‚ say the witches at the beginning of Macbeth. This language of contradiction that Shakespeare uses adds to the play’s sense of moral confusion and quickly introduces
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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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