Twelfth Night: Interpretations through the Directors Staging Antonio: I could not stay behind you: my desire‚ More sharp than filed steel‚ did spur me forth; And not all love to see you‚ though so much As might have drawn one to a longer voyage‚ But jealousy what might befall your travel‚ Being skilless in these parts; which to a stranger‚ Unguided and unfriended‚ often prove Rough and unhospitable: my willing love‚ The rather by these arguments of fear‚ Set forth in your pursuit. (Twelfth
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"The Truth About Foolishness" in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare used a unique device to explain how foolishness is an unavoidable part of everyday life. He employed many specific examples of foolishness in his comedy play titled Twelfth Night. Each of the characters he created were all foolish in one way or another. Not only do the characters entertain the audience‚ but also educate the audience as they portray mankind avoiding obvious truth. Shakespeare takes a
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William Shakespeare’s Twelfth night and David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly are both plays that challenge heteronormative expectations and force the readers to abstain from believing that love is only correct amongst the male and female gender. In Fact‚ through the characters actions we witness that once someone is in love‚ it blinds them from their reality forcing them to neglect clear signs of “unusual/queer” behavior. Both plays share a homologous theme that: love makes people crazy and makes them
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Key overarching ideas In Act 1 Scene 1-3‚ Shakespeare “Twelfth Night” explores many thematic ideas such as disguise‚ love and rejection. In Scene 1‚ Shakespeare explores the idea of disguise and hiding through Viola’s manly disguise as well as Olivia’s withdrawals from the world through her veil. Due to Viola migrating to the land of Illyria‚ Viola decides that‚ in that case‚ she will disguise herself as a young man and seek service with Duke Orsino instead. On the other hand‚ Olivia withdraws herself
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Twelfth Night: Two Faces‚ One Mind As in most comedies‚ William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night extensively uses disguises‚ masks and mistaken identities to add to the comical nature of the play. Viola’s disguise as Orsino’s page‚ Cesario‚ becomes crucial to the action in the play. Without this important element‚ the action in the play would slow down dramatically‚ making the story much less intriguing. In addition to making the play less interesting‚ the disguise is also necessary to develop the
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Twelfth Night Essay Duke Orsino and Olivia‚ both bound by strong emotions and acts of self-indulgence‚ have many traits‚ and emotions shared between each other. Orsino and Olivia are worth discussing together‚ because they have similar personalities‚ traits‚ and attributes. Both seem to be buffeted by strong emotions‚ but both ultimately seem to be self-indulgent individuals who enjoy melodrama and self-involvement more than anything. When we first meet them‚ Orsino is pining away for love of Olivia
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Explore the use of Disguise and Deception in Twelfth Night Many characters within Twelfth Night create disguises for themselves‚ beginning with Viola‚ who disguises herself as a male in order to make everyone in Illyria believe that she is in fact a man. By deciding to dress Viola in male garments‚ Shakespeare creates endless sexual and gender confusion with the Olivia-Viola-Orsino love triangle. Other characters in disguise include Malvolio‚ who wears cross garters and yellow stockings in
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Twelfth Night or What You Will ------------------------------------------------- Discuss the role of the explicitly comic characters – Sir Toby‚ Sir Andrew‚ Feste‚ and Maria. What function do they serve in the play? How is each one different from the others? What effect does it have on your appreciation for their role in the play? Twelfth Night‚ by William Shakespeare‚ explores themes of love and mistaken identity through a witty and comedic story. Some supporting characters – Sir Toby Belch
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Starry‚ Starry Night “Starry‚ starry night‚ paint your palette blue and grey‚ look out on a summer’s day‚ with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.” (Don MacLean) I chose to write about the painting‚ The Starry Night by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh painted the view outside his sanitarium room window located in southern France at night. But Van Gogh painted it from memory during the day. I feel that this painting has Asymmetrical Balance. From our handouts – “In this case
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The Contrast between She’s the Man and Twelfth Night (the Play) Outline Introduction: Introduce “Twelfth Night” the play written by William Shakespeare Relate “Twelfth Night” to “She’s the Man” Elaborate on “She’s the Man” Recognize the differences and similarities between both and which are more important. Body Paragraph 1# Elaborate on “She’s the Man” and “Twelfth Night”‚ and emphasize on the mood‚ symbolism and imagery portrayed in the different situations and how they are similar:
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