‘Ultimately‚ Malvolio is a comic character’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? Comedy is entertainment consisting of jokes and satire‚ in order to make an audience laugh. In my opinion‚ Malvolio is a comic character. A comic character would need characteristics to do with comedy. For example‚ in Malvolio’s case‚ he shows that he is an arrogant character‚ almost villainous‚ and because of Marias plot he can be seen getting what he deserves‚ and a villainous character getting their
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How is Malvolio presented and‚ in your opinion‚ how is the audience supposed to respond to his persona focusing on Act 2 Scene 3? Shakespeare wrote the part of malvolio in a very puritan dynamic time period around the turn of the 17th century just preceding the ascension of James I‚ the king known most for his puritanism view. This makes me assume that Shakespeare’s thought behind the writing of malvolio must have been both political and religious which will appeal towards the audience and would
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‘My masters are you mad?’ How does Malvolio intend his question and what answers does Twelfth Night present to this challenge? Interestingly‚ the concept of ‘madness’ can be interpreted and explored in many ways. The foolishness of one’s actions; the mayhem or pandemonium of a situation; or the mental instability of an individual. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night mentions ‘madness’ more often than any of his other plays‚ suggestion that madness plays a central role in the development of both the
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n Search Results Treatment of Malvolio in Twelfth Night- Alters the comic genre ... www.online-literature.com › Forum › Reading › General Literature 3 Dec 2012 - 15 posts - 8 authors Interesting debate in Lit class‚ Is the character of Malvolio treated too ... topic to write about as the play combines tragic and comic elements‚ ... You visited this page on 19/11/13. Malvolio - Everything2.com everything2.com/title/Malvolio That undoing can set Malvolio up as both tragic and comic‚ depending
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consideration to Viola’s disguise and Malvolio’s delusion. In William Shakespeare’s comedic play Twelfth Night‚ there is much emphasis on confusion concerning distinctions between reality and appearance‚ most notably concerning the characters Viola and Malvolio‚ the former causing confusion through disguise and the latter through delusion. This theme is linked with confusion amongst the play’s characters‚ a common theme in Shakespeare’s comedies‚ as well as other dramatic comedies. Shakespeare dealt with
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thinks that Cesario has forsaken him to become Olivia’s lover. Love is also exclusionary: some people achieve romantic happiness‚ while others do not. At the end of the play‚ as the happy lovers rejoice‚ both Malvolio and Antonio are prevented from having the objects of their desire. Malvolio‚ who has pursued Olivia‚ must ultimately face the realization that he is a fool‚ socially unworthy of his noble mistress. Antonio is in a more difficult situation‚ as social norms do not allow for the gratification
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loves her‚ whereas Feste deceives Malvolio for more sinister reasons such as revenge. An element of the theme of mockery that is presented similarly in both plays is the concept that mockery is used to gain status and power over others. In the scene from Twelfth Night‚ as Feste torments Malvolio‚ we begin to wonder if he is employing his talents to a good end. Malvolio‚ whose earlier humiliation is perhaps well deserved‚ now seems a helpless victim. Perhaps Malvolio touches a nerve in his bitter scrutiny
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documents show the tension between Puritans and Shakespeare. The play Twelfth Night is perfect evidence that shows how Shakespeare disagreed with the Puritans beliefs .Shakespeare decides to use the character Malvolio to represent the puritans at that time period. Shakespeare uses the character of Malvolio to ridicule the puritans and portrays the puritans as ambitious‚ selfish and bitter. The Puritans gained their power after they renounced the Anglican Church‚ this was right after the first English Civil
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Twelfth night Act 1 scene 1 Plot The play begins with introducing the character of duke Orsino who is presented as being ‘lovesick’ for the duchess Olivia. We learn from one of Orsino’s gentlemen valentine that Olivia is mourning for her dead brother and is going to stay in mourning for 7 years. Orsino thinks that this is great as he believes that if Olivia can love her brother with so much passion she will be even more passionate towards him‚ when she falls in love with him which of course
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‘darker’ element to the comedy. He dresses as Sir Topas to get his revenge on Malvolio. He tries to convince Malvolio that he is insane by telling him that the room that Malvolio is in has “bay windows transparent as barricadoes” (telling him it is very bright in there whereas Malvolio sees the opposite (the real thing) which is “hideous darkness”). Some audiences may consider this tormenting excessive; surely Malvolio has suffered enough humiliation for his folly? Another way that a ‘darker’ element
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