In Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night"‚ it is clearly evident that the fluctuation in attitude to the dual role and situation and tribulations imposed upon the character of Viola/Cesario ends up in a better understanding of both sexes‚ and thus‚ allows Viola to have a better understanding for Orsino. Near the opening of the play‚ when Viola is adopting her male identity‚ she creates another self‚ like two masks and may decide to wear one or the other while swinging between the two identities in emotion
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Disguise is the source of theatrical appeal in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Discuss the validity of this statement. Michael Pennington describes Twelfth Night as a typical Romantic Comedy with a sublime sense of inconcsequentiality amidst the lyrical nature that plagues its environment. Therefore it is none other than that of a romantic comedy‚ and by definition‚ seeks the usage of a most humourous yet vital factor that shapes the events that are to occur; Disguise. Disguise indeed gives rise
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While it is played out in quite a comedic manner‚ it reminds us once again‚ that to love is to suffer. Orsinio suffers from obsessively loving Olivia. Love also shows to be exclusive and that some love will always be unrequited. For example‚ Malvolio has pursued Olivia‚ but in the end still is unable to have his love returned. Similarly‚ Antonio has a homosexual love for Sebastian‚ but that too remains unreturned. This leads me to question if their love is true? What makes a love unrequited by
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In William Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night; or‚ What You Will‚ Viola‚ a young woman who survived a shipwreck‚ makes a choice to disguise as a boy‚ in order to work for the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino. During the first three days of her employment as a eunuch named "Cesario"‚ she is sent on a quest to persuade Orsino ’s love interest‚ Olivia‚ to be his wife. Though not an easy task‚ Viola is granted access to Olivia‚ who is mourning her recently deceased brother. While "Cesario" is attempting to woo her
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that he knows the truth of the disguise. Feste sums up his role as ‘corrupter of words’ (lines 34-5); Viola observes that he ‘is enough to play the fool’ (line 58): perhaps Feste knows more about her than he is saying explicitly The treatment of Malvolio in this scene brings out the latent cruelty inherent in comedy‚ and offers a darker perspective on Feste’s role. The play’s insistent questioning of categories of madness and sanity‚ or wisdom and folly is also brought to the fore. ‘I am well in
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in a homoerotic subtext where Olivia falls in love with a woman‚ Viola falls in love with Orsino while confined as a male and Orsino shows attraction towards Cesario. Disguise is also presented at more minor sections of the play through Feste and Malvolio. Shakespeare presents to the audience the heart ache that Viola suffers over the Duke due to her masquerade as Cesario. Viola has to comply with her role as a male character and not make her longing obvious by hypothetically telling Orsino she loves
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difference being the use or exclusion of magical influence. ”Twelfth Night” is a play in which reality does not often correspond to appearances and thus it is easy for the reader to begin to accept character’s decisions to take on disguises and for Malvolio to become enamored with the idea (the appearance) of the
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other characters in the piece. The information can strengthen our understanding of a character or foreshadow and set up the course of the plot to come. Upon speaking with Olivia on account of Count Orsino‚ Viola realizes after being chased down by Malvolio that Olivia has talking a liking to her as Cesario. Viola‚ in love with Orsino herself‚ notes the helplessness of her situation under her disguise. Hindered from expressing her feelings for the Duke “And I (poor monster) fond as much on him…” (II
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The long wait is finally over! Last week‚ the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino‚ and the lovely Countess Olivia had met right outside of the madame’s house. Yet‚ the meeting didn’t meet our expectations‚ as the grieving Olivia had rejected Orsino once again. Whether the fault is on the unfaithful worker‚ Cesario‚ we don’t know! Orsino had fallen in love with the noblewoman Olivia‚ and his passion increased every time his messenger informed him that she had‚ once again‚ refused his confessions. Olivia has
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one (Troilus and Cressida)‚ the obstacles presented to love are triumphantly overcome‚ as conflicts are resolved and errors forgiven in a general aura of reconciliation and marital bliss at the play’s close. Such intransigent characters as Shylock‚ Malvolio‚ and Don John‚ who choose not to act out of love‚ cannot be accommodated in this scheme‚ and they are carefully isolated from the action before the climax. * * Complex plots: The plotline of a Shakespeare comedy contains more twists and
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