wickedness of the characters” In the play‚ Malvolio is seen as a Puritan. He detests all manner of fun and games‚ and wishes his world to be completely free of sin‚ yet he behaves very mindlessly against his stoic nature when he believes that Olivia loves him. This leads to major feuds with characters such as Sir Toby Belch‚ Sir Andrew and Maria‚ mistress of the household. Much of the play’s comical aspect comes from Maria‚ Feste‚ Toby Belch‚ and Andrew Aguecheek‚ traumatizing Malvolio with drinking
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high class characters such as Olivia and almost undermines her with his wit. He is very melancholic‚ especially about love whereas everybody else is almost controlled by it and the audience may see him to be wise because he avoids love to stay happy. Feste is a ‘licenced fool’ in “Twelfth Night” and this means that he is allowed to judge people whereas others would be punished for doing so therefore this gives him some power as he is allowed to speak the truth. Olivia‚ in Act 1‚ Scene 5‚ says “there
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This adds to Malvolios’s irritation with Toby later on. Equally there is subversion of status within mirrored suits for marriage‚ one of which is Olivia usurping her rank by declaring her love for Cesario‚ supposed manservant. This suit for marriage is echoed when Olivia’s manservant Malvolio imagines being able “to ask for my kinsman Toby” if Olivia where is mistress. Malvolio’s humble place in society contrasts with his exalted aspirations. This corresponds with the concept of the ‘green world’
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of Mr. Reese restraining Olivia‚ he saw what he perceived as an imminent threat to his sisters’ safety. Olivia is one of Joseph’s oldest friends. She shares with Joseph a similar background of a broken family. She is currently living with us‚ sharing meals‚ chores‚ etc. as one of us. We are her NaNa and PaPa‚ just as we are to Joseph and his sisters. As he paused‚ he processed the scene. He saw Mr. Reese‚ known for his physicality when dealing with students‚ holding Olivia. From his observations he
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Clearly‚ Olivia is blinded by love in this scene. However‚ the answer was not what she wanted‚ then Olivia noticed Cesario does not have romantic feelings for Olivia. At last‚ though Olivia said‚ “Yet come again‚ for thou perhaps mayst move That heart‚ which now abhors‚ to like his love.” (Act3. 1. 171-2)‚ she was heartbroken. The Olivia’s situation of Scene 1 in Act 4 is also very funny. Olivia mistakes Sebastian for Cesario‚ and she again confesses
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now‚ I could condemn it as an improbable fiction”. Aside from the irony as Fabian is a character himself‚ he states this to point out how chaotic the plot can be‚ calling the events carried out as an “improbable fiction” (which the play in-fact is). Olivia also implies this point‚ stating that the strange actions of the confused Malvolio is like “midsummer
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and women in the Elizabethan age. For decades‚ women have been perceived as “emotional (irrational)‚ weak‚ nurturing‚ and submissive” while men have been viewed as “rational‚ strong‚ protective‚ and decisive” (Feminist 84). In contrast‚ Viola‚ Lady Olivia‚ and Maria are powerful characters in the play who challenge the era’s scientific theory that females were merely defective males. The main character‚ Viola‚ hides her identity through the duration of the play by dressing as a male figure (Cesario)
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or that pervades the beginning of TheMerchant Venice‚ the brutality and tyranny of LikeIt‚ the dominant note of Orsino’s court and that precipitate the action in As You of Olivia’s household is static self-containment. To be sure‚ both Orsino and Olivia
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the surroundings of a child shape their imagination and perception of those around them‚ and how it helps them gain understanding of how the world functions. Gopnik shows us how a child can at an early age identify with a group of people‚ just as Olivia the maker of Charlie Ravioli‚ who uses him to exemplify the life of the average New Yorker. Furthermore “The World and Other Places” by Jeanette Winterson features a character who attempts to form a future based on the imagination he had as a child
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between them never started as a normal love because Viola always met Duke in the disguise of a male named Cesario and Duke found Cesario a trustworthy person and uses him as an intermediary to confess his passionate love before Olivia. While conveying the messages of Duke to Olivia‚ Viola fell in love with Duke‚ in spite of knowing that there is no chance of Duke to fall for her. Interestingly the situations took a dramatic turn and Duke and Viola eventually got married. Viola after getting rescued by
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