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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Feste may appear to be the average fool used for comic relief; however‚ looking into this further one can see he is a deep character with strong ideologies. William Shakespeare’s famous play Twelfth Night illustrates several different themes. One of the most important themes is human nature‚ which can be unveiled and interpreted by Feste. Feste expresses his understanding that we are what we do through wit and intelligence. Evidently‚ Feste believes that the past can only be patched and not completely
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Twelfth Night – Shakespeare in Performance by VSS 11/21/08 Twelfth Night is a Shakespearian comedy about mistaken identity‚ gender confusion‚ love and suffering it causes and the foolishness of ambition. I will be comparing Shakepeare’s text from Bevington’s “The Complete Works of Shakespeare”‚ to both the 2003 film version of Twelfth Night directed by Tim Supple and the 1996 film Twelfth Night directed by Trevor Nunn. Is it more important to follow the text in a Shakespeare film adaptation
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Identity is often misinterpreted in common films and novels. These originated from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night about a girl named Viola‚ who washed ashore and dresses as a man so she can raise money to return to her land. One of the films that is based off the idea of deception through appearance is Some Like it Hot‚ two men searching for employment in a band dress as girls‚ cloaking themselves from a mob. Deception in appearance is common throughout these two stories in several ways. Disguise
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Throughout Twelfth Night‚ William Shakespeare portrayed a story of unreciprocated love‚ misunderstanding‚ and a happy ending that ties all the loose ends together. However‚ he also offered a detailed depiction of many relationships‚ particularly those involving Orsino‚ Olivia‚ Viola‚ Cesario‚ and Sebastian. By examining the dynamics between these characters as well as a few others through the lens offered throughout this play‚ it becomes quite clear that certain relationships are consistently stronger
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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 keeps and reveals. Viola is a lady of Messaline who has been shipwrecked on
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Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night brings to light many different characters‚ along with their unique character traits. In exploring the relationships‚ formed by these characters‚ their various polar traits shine through. Viola enters the scene as an outsider shipwrecked and left with few belongings‚ no job‚ nor surviving family to her knowledge. Olivia‚ in contrast‚ is a noblewoman and countess of Illyria. She is afforded many luxuries including servants and an aristocratic status which makes her
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Michael Nodurft English 208 Mrs. Walter Twelfth Night‚ 3.1.1-26 Jan. 30 2007 True Lies Reading this conversation between Viola and Feste the clown there is definite multiple meanings to each of the words that they both say. You can tell that Viola’s wit is matched to Feste’s which makes this conversation so cleverly written. This passage offers pun’s to the audience who understand that Cesario is truly Viola. And have Feste hinting that he knows Viola’s hidden identity. This passage offers
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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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study‚ Shakespeare’s moments of sudden love will be examined in both art and science. Shakespeare has depicted the unyielding pain of longing for or losing love‚ and its unpredictable nature through his writing. Let us take his masterpiece of Twelfth Night where Olivia is sought after by Duke Orsino who is in pains for her love. But alas‚ Olivia has vowed to sworn off men as loving tribute to her dead brother and Orsino sends Viola to profess his love to Olivia. Enter the unpredictability of this
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