English: Research Paper- Twelfth Night Period 8/9 Apples and Oranges A Comparison of Olivia and Viola in Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night When comparing two drastically different people‚ situations‚ or objects‚ they often refer to the old saying “It ’s like comparing apples and oranges”. In reference to Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night‚ many would say the same thing of the characters Viola and Olivia. But‚ is that observation completely true? While both women possess characteristics
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Gender Roles in Twelfth Night and As you Like It Much of the comedy in Twelfth Night and As you Like It emerges from Shakespeare’s distortion of traditional gender roles‚ as both plays contain strong female leads who disguise themselves as males. Though both Viola and Rosalind help their less-than-ideal beloveds woo their own objects of desire‚ and both disguises emerge party from the loss of a male familial figure‚ the women inhabit their male facades in drastically different ways. In both plays
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_________________________ Interview proper Portrayal of women in ads 1. How do ads portray women? 2. What do you think of the ads’ portrayal of women? How do you find it? 3. What do you think do these portrayed images promote? 4. Do you agree with these portrayals of women? a. Do you think these portrayals are accurate or in line with reality? b. Do you think these images represent women well? 5. If not‚ how do you think should women be portrayed in ads? 6. What
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Twelfth Night Comedy in Other Writings While Great Expectations and Gulliver’s Travels were not written as comedy‚ humor is seen in them. The comedy in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night can be related to the comedy in those writings‚ although Shakespeare used a variety of comedic techniques‚ not used in either Great Expectations or Gulliver’s Travels. The comedy in Twelfth Night varies greatly from the comedy in Great Expectations and Gulliver’s Travels at times. Irony is a common comedic element seen
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Melissa Younan SoHo Period 5 Mrs.Weatherington December 4th‚ 2014 Twelfth Night In Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night Act II scene two‚ a young woman finds herself in a compromising position. The story begins when she is swept to the shores of Illyria after a terrible shipwreck. Unable to find her brother‚ Viola disguises herself as a man named Cesario and begins working for the nobleman‚ Duke Orsino. Soon after‚ the Duke begins to confide in Cesario about his deep affections for Lady Olivia and his
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Themes‚ Motifs & Symbols Themes Love as a Cause of Suffering Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy‚ and romantic love is the play’s main focus. Despite the fact that the play offers a happy ending‚ in which the various lovers find one another and achieve wedded bliss‚ Shakespeare shows that love can cause pain. Many of the characters seem to view love as a kind of curse‚ a feeling that attacks its victims suddenly and disruptively. Various characters claim to suffer painfully from being in love‚ or
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writers have historically portrayed women as perfect beings. Throughout centuries of literature‚ women have been frequently idealized and stereotyped as seen in Robert Browning’s “Porphyria’s Lover” in which the woman is described as “perfectly pure and good” (26). This depiction of women in art has created an image that women in the real world cannot live up to: perfect‚ too gorgeous‚ always calm and gentle. Though‚ as times have changed‚ so has the portrayal of women. In contemporary times‚ with gender
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nor custom stale Her infinite variety This is how many readers feel about the heroines in Shakespeare’s comedies. In both Twelfth Night and As You Like It the action revolves around strong female characters. Both Viola and Rosalind show immense strength‚ courage and power highly uncharacteristic of women in Elizabethan literature. In addition to their strength‚ the women also retain traditional feminine characteristics. Despite their many similar traits‚ many differences can also be found in the
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How is the play introduced in Act one of Twelfth Night? In the first scene of Act 1 we are introduced to Orsino. This whole scene is dedicated towards advocating his love for Olivia‚ a countess. It seems that Duke Orsino’s lust for Olivia is more ideal than actual. It is depicted as a self-indulgent emotion; he is more engulfed by the image and concept of love as opposed to its actual entailments. This is supported by the fact he talks about love for a long time without even mentioning Olivia’s
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The Portrayal of African-American Women in Media The stereotypical misrepresentations of African-American women and men in popular culture have influenced societal views of Blacks for centuries. The typical stereotypes about Black women range from the smiling‚ a sexual and often obese Mammy to the promiscuous Jezebel who lures men with her sexual charms. However‚ the loud‚ smart mouthed‚ neck-rolling Black welfare mother is the popular image on reality television. These images portrayed in media
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