The Dark Pleasures of Trevor Nunn’s Twelfth Night by PETER HOLLAND‚ Director-Designate of the Shakespeare Institute‚ Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England Why don’t filmmakers like Shakespeare’s comedies? Look for an interesting version of any of the best-known tragedies‚ and you are spoiled for choice. Try doing the same for any of the best-known comedies‚ and you will still be searching weeks later. The astonishing 1935 Warner Brothers A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ with James Cagney as Bottom and Mickey
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therefore‚ his situation is purer‚ that is‚ earning Lydia’s heart only and not drawing other admirer. Both the plays mention the communication of mails. In Twelfth Night‚ Maria writes letters to Malvolio‚ which purports to be from Olivia. The function of letters in this play is to trick Malvolio‚ who is such a fool that believes the countess Olivia‚ a woman of a higher rank than his‚ would fall in love with him. In The Rivals‚ the function of letters is simpler‚ that is‚ Jack writes to Lydia
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In the kingdom of Illyria (fantasy world)‚ Twelfth Night was supposedly originally written for the entertainment of Queen Elizabeth I. William Shakespeare’s comedy associates with the Feast of Epiphany (January 6th) and was means for entertainment in the seventeenth century. It contains some aspects that can be thought of as a successful comedy when compared to the standards of today’s society. The play incorporates some of the very same devices that are used in modern comedies today‚ such as topsy-turvy
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Twelfth Night‚ or What You Will Art and Culture Quotes How we cite the quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Line numbers correspond to the Norton edition. VIOLA And what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in Elysium. Perchance he is not drown’d: what think you‚ sailors? (1.2.2) | Twelfth Night is full of literary references‚ including allusions to Shakespeare’s own dramatic works. For example‚ the play’s shipwreck plot involving the separation of twins echoes the
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appearance. In the play Feste puts on new clothing and pretends to be Sir Topas who is a priest (who is of a higher class than Feste). No one recognises Feste as the poor fool. Not even Malvolio when he begs the “priest” for help‚ “Sir Topas‚ Sir Topas‚ good Sir Topas‚ please go find my lady Olivia” .This quote show Malvolio believes Feste’s disguise. This shows you could easily change your class by changing the way you look in Elizabethan Society. In Twelfth Night Shakespeare challenges the “norms” of
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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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in love with Cesario‚ who is really Viola disguised. Maria‚ Olivia’s servant woman‚ desires to seek revenge on Malvolio‚ Olivia’s steward. "To the delight of Sir Toby‚ Olivia’s uncle‚ and his friend Sir Andrew‚ Maria comes up with a plot to drop love letters supposedly written by Olivia in Malvolio’s path. When she does‚ they observe him‚ along with Fabian‚ another servant‚ as Malvolio falls for the bait. Believing that Olivia loves him‚ he makes a fool of himself" (Napierkowski 3). The plot deepens
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love is by using the idea that when people fall in love they will do whatever it takes to be with that person. An example would be when Malvolio is tricked into believing that Olivia is in love with him by Sir Toby Belch and Maria. He then proceeds to wear a ridiculous outfit‚ “I will be strange‚ stout‚ in yellow stockings‚ and cross-gartered…”(Shakespeare). Malvolio is convinced that Olivia is in love with him and is not afraid to put on something as appalling as yellow stockings if it means that it
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In the comedic play of "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare‚ a phony letter supposedly written by Olivia (which is really Maria)‚ left for Malvolio to find‚ which he reads it out loud. He read the quote: Some are born great‚ some achieve greatness‚ and some have greatness thrust upon ’em‚ Act II‚ Scene V. The quote itself explains that although Malvolio is not born great‚ he can still become "great" by doing certain tasks‚ which makes him behave like a complete fool. Greatness happens when one
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“He is the wisest character in the play”. How far do you agree with this interpretation of Feste in Twelfth Night? This essay will explore the notion that Feste is the wisest character in the play. The definition of wise is “having or showing experience‚ knowledge‚ and good judgment: a wise precaution.” Feste is the epitome of irony‚ I think a modern day audience would the audience may believe a ‘fool’ to be purely someone to make you laugh and be an idiot. However Feste is very much the opposite;
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