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    I chose to write about metaphors. The three topics that I’ve picked are Allusions‚ Dream Motif and Romantic Comedy. The first topic that I’ve picked are allusions.Metaphors are compared in this story shown in movies or plays today that can give an allusion of the real play.My first example is “To you your father should be as a god” says Theseus to Hermia in act one scene one. It is an allusion because he compares her father to a god. It uses metaphors because he is comparing two unlike things

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    value of women and how the relative devaluing of women shaped sexual desire and normal gender roles. In this paper‚ I will attempt to illuminate several features of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night that have bearing on human desire. Before identifying significant features of Shakespeare’s plays in general and Twelfth Night in particular that have bearing on the question of gender roles and the shaping of desire‚ it will important to remind ourselves about the cultural limitations for women of sixteenth

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    The play‚ Twelfth Night‚ by William Shakespeare is a comedy that revolves around a young woman‚ Viola‚ who experiences first hand the complexity of love when she gets caught between a love triangle between Duke Orsino of Illyria‚ the Countess Olivia‚ and Viola herself. Whether due to outside or internal forces‚ love does not come by easily. Sometimes family matters‚ status of sorts‚ or societal views are the external forces that cause conflict in a relationship. On the other hand‚ internal conflict

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    creates irony and sometimes situational comedy. The way in which a character keeps or reveals a secret affects the plot and adds to the main theme of the work. Viola‚ a character in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ must keep the secret of her true identity. The play uses secrecy as an important element of the plot by creating irony‚ situational comedy‚ and tension‚ as well as affecting the plot and contributing to the overall meaning of the play. The plot of Twelfth Night is affect by the secret that Viola

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    Twelfth Night: Theme of Love In the play "Twelfth Night‚" Shakespeare explores and illustrates the emotion of love with precise detail. According to "Webster’s New World Dictionary‚" love is defined as "a strong affection or liking for someone." Throughout the play Shakespeare examines three different types of love: true love‚ self love and friendship. "Twelfth Night" consists of many love triangles‚ however many of the characters who are tangled up in the web of love are blind to see that their

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    “AY‚ PRITHEE‚ SING.” An examination of Feste’s songs in Twelfth Night. Frank Caron 20135651 Professor Katherine Acheson ENGL 200A Monday‚ October 31‚ 2005 Caron 2 Music‚ be it the “food of love” or otherwise‚ is one of Shakespeare’s most powerful tools. Whether his written lyrics are spoken in verse‚ read in rhythm or sung in song‚ Shakespeare wields an impressive power for drawing his audience into his work with his poetic and lyrical style. Often‚ Shakespeare cloaks his true

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    Malvolio Essay Shakespeare portrays Malvolio as a Puritan. They were a religious group that believed that things such as theatres should be shut down and were generally strict and quite boring. Consequently Malvolio has some undesirable traits‚ which lead to him being portrayed as a villain throughout the tale of Twelfth Night. Despite this Malvolio does have some positive characteristics. These are centred around his job and his employer‚ Lady Olivia. For example he is moral as he says‚ “My

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    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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    In William Shakespeare’s play‚ Twelfth Night or What you Will‚ The characters in the play face a plot complete with love and trickery. William Shakespeare includes many examples of love and trickery throughout the play and it makes it very detailed and interesting. . Throughout the entire play‚ there are various scenes that include love being expressed from person to person. One of the main characters in Twelfth Night or What you Will‚ Duke Orsino‚ the Duke of Illyria‚ is in love. In Act 1‚ Scene

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    Twelfth Night Essay How would it feel to be in the center of a four-person love triangle? That is how Olivia‚ a character in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night felt. In Twelfth Night four men have fallen in love with Olivia‚ a wealthy‚ beautiful‚ countess in Illyria. Malvolio‚ Olivia’s steward‚ Sir Andrew‚ a friend of Olivia’s uncle‚ Orsino‚ the Duke of Illyria‚ and Sebastian‚ brother to a character named Viola‚ are all competing for Olivia’s love throughout the play. Too add more confusion‚ Viola

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