does the dramatic device of the fool contribute to the comedy in Twelfth Night? Feste is Shakespeare’s comedic tool in Twelfth Night. He uses puns and a mix of prose and iambic pentameter to titillate the audience. However‚ in a different manner‚ Malvolio is also presented as a fool‚ but in the sense that he is at the end of the jests of others‚ which amuses us due to how Shakespeare has made the audience dislike him. Typically‚ in Shakespeare’s comedies such as As you like it‚ the fool is presented
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Sir toby‚ Sir Andrew‚ and Fabian‚ one of Maria’s servants plan to play a joke on Malvolio. Maria has written a fake letter to trick Malvolio into thinking that Olivia is in love with him. Maria leaves the letter in the garden and the three men and Maria hide. When Malvolio enters the garden he spots the letter and reads it. Maria had sealed the letter with Olivia’s sealing ring to make it look more authentic. Malvolio mistakes Maria’s handwriting for Olivia’s and believes the letter is real. Mavolio
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if not found‚ often leads to bitterness. No man can escape the thorny tendrils of love. Malvolio seems very unsentimental at the beginning of Twelfth Night‚ described by Maria as “a kind of puritan” (II. iii. 139). Often detesting the foolery of other characters‚ such a Sir Toby and Sir Andrew‚ Malvolio lives up to Maria’s description of his no nonsense attitude. Personality wise‚ Shakespeare sets Malvolio up to be the least likely to dive into such childish things as love. This supports the idea
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of Love in Twelfth Night William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a well-known romantic comedy in which many characters fall in love due to their own personal reasons. Viola shows that true love should be caused by genuine reasons‚ but Orsino and Malvolio demonstrate that people can pursue others for their own selfish purposes. However‚ these three characters all reveal that the reasons that make them fall in love are based on their own personalities. Orsino is depicted as a fickle character through
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comedic. Malvolio is convinced Olivia is in love with him because of Maria’s letter. Sir Andrew is completely oblivious to the fact that Sir Toby Belch is befriending him to use him for his wealth. As Viola decides to disguise herself as a young man to keep safe‚ the potential for mistaken identity arises between her and her twin brother Sebastian. Meaning to embarrass and fool Malvolio‚ Maria‚ with the help of Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew‚ writes a mysterious love letter to Malvolio. “I will
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characters. Shakespeare’s techniques involve mistaken identity to bring humor‚ mystery‚ and complication to the play. Many characters in Twelfth Night assume disguises‚ beginning with Viola who is disguised as a eunuch‚ Maria who writes a letter to Malvolio as Olivia‚ and then the mix-up between Sebastian and Viola are revealed. The instances of mistaken identity are related to many disguises in the play. Viola‚ who puts on male attire‚ begins to have everyone believe that she is a man. By dressing
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How and why does Shakespeare use disguise to develop the comedy of 12th night? The use of disguise features throughout 12th night. As the play is a comedy it has to involve certain conventions such as green worlds and confusion‚ the inclusion of disguise allows Shakespeare to generate comedy and a positive response from the audience as well as making the conventions of comedy easier to include in the play. Shakespeare includes his first use of disguise early on in the play (A1:S2) where Viola
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This theme is played out by characters such as Malvolio who is always patronizing the lowly servants as he dreams of marrying Olivia and raising to nobility by becoming a count. This theme of changing classes is also played out by Viola‚ whose disguise proposes that class‚ just like gender‚ is a relatively
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‘At the end of Shakespeare’s comedic plays all complications and disorders are resolved and a new order is generated to the satisfaction of the audience.’ to what extent is this true of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night? It is easily argued that Shakespeare’s comedic plays have a similar‚ formulaic‚ structure. Dr Schwartz from the California Polytechnic State University argues that the ‘action of a comedy traces a movement from conflict to the resolution of conflict’. There are many disorders and complications
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social class boundaries by acting as a priest to help prank Malvolio. Olivia’s maid‚ Maria‚ assists Feste in speaking with the believed-to-be-possessed Malvolio about his supposed madness: “Madman‚ thou errest. I say there is no darkness but ignorance‚ in which thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog” (Shakespeare 4.2.44-46). His occupation as a jester gives him the opportunity to mimic a priest who is of higher class than Malvolio. Feste alludes to the Bible when the Pharaoh would not let
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