The comedies Twelfth Night and Some Like It Hot both use deception through appearance as a comedic device. Through this theme of deceit the film Some Like It Hot directed by Billy Wilder is shown to be a natural descendant to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. In both works deception through appearance is shown multiple ways in both the main stories and the subplots. The most obvious case of deception through appearance is the cross dressing that happens in both stories. Vilola dresses up as a man in
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Horses of the Night Stage notes First Stage Second Stage Brick House Quite literally‚ a brick house. The location of which a lot of the story happens. Owned by Vanessa’s grandfather. “Looked huge and cool from the outside… inside it wasn’t cool at all.” Could possibly represent Grandfather Conner’s cold‚ ignorant‚ arrogant attitude and demeanor. Grandfather Connor Very aggressive‚ cold demeanor similar to the bunkhouse. Always tries to find a reason to get mad like the train being late or Grandmother
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Twelfth Night Comparison Essay Twelfth Night is written by William Shakespeare. The play has been transformed into multiple movie versions including a BBC version‚ Hollywood version and a modern version called She’s The Man. The BBC movie was directed by John Gorrie‚ Hollywood version was directed by Trevor Nunn and She’s The Man was directed by Andy Fickman. Media techniques‚ characters‚ and plot are compared throughout the numerous versions of Twelfth Night show that She’s The Man is the best
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‘I am not what I am’: How does Shakespeare present the notions of disguise and deception in Twelfth Night? The majority of Shakespeare’s comedies include disguises‚ which in itself entails deception. Shakespeare’s intention for deception was primarily for humour for example‚ Measure for Measure and As You Like It. In TWELFTH NIGHT the deception is based on the disguise which causes mistaken gender identity (Viola disguising herself to survive)‚ inappropriate love affiliations (Olivia/Cesario)
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Shakespearean comedy that makes it distinctive than Shakespeare’s tragedies and histories. On of the features is the comedy through the language. Reading through the play twelfth night‚ I noticed that it is filled with metaphors‚ funny insults‚ and clever word play. The name of the play is a metaphor itself. Twelfth night is a holiday in which things are said to be turned upside down‚ like the events of the play. “If the music be food of love‚ play on‚” is the very fist line of the play. This line
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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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Personal Response (Twelfth Night) O time‚ thou must untangle this‚ not I!/It is too hard a knot for me to untie! (2.2.39-40) The book Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare contains some interesting quotations that may seem unreasonable in this present era‚ but was totally normal when this book was written. In that time period people use to leave certain things to fate‚ such as William Shakespeare. This is an ideal demonstration of his belief in fate. Viola’s realization of Lady Olivia
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Several of the characters in Twelfth Night display egotism throughout the play. Three characters that demonstrate self-absorption are Malvolio‚ Olivia‚ and Duke Orsino. In the play‚ when Malvolio finds the letter in the garden‚ he quickly jumps to the conclusion that the letter is for him because of what is says inside. Malvolio said "if this fall into thy hand‚ revolve. In my stars I am above thee‚ but be not afraid of greatness (Shakespeare‚ 84)." In other words‚ the letter stated many good characteristics
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Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night explores the idea of sexuality being fluid through cross-dressing and mistaken identities. There is a specific love triangle that really explores ideas that went against the societal norms of Shakespeare’s time. The love triangle occurs between Oliva‚ a noblewoman‚ Duke Orsino‚ and Viola‚ who is also disguised as a man named Cesario. Viola is in disguise as a man to work for Duke Orsino. The play progresses and Viola begins to fall for Orsino. However Orsino is in love
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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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