“He is the wisest character in the play”. How far do you agree with this interpretation of Feste in Twelfth Night? This essay will explore the notion that Feste is the wisest character in the play. The definition of wise is “having or showing experience‚ knowledge‚ and good judgment: a wise precaution.” Feste is the epitome of irony‚ I think a modern day audience would the audience may believe a ‘fool’ to be purely someone to make you laugh and be an idiot. However Feste is very much the opposite;
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Shakespeare utilizes disguise as the primary source of theatrical appeal in his play Twelfth Night. It is particularly common in Comedy‚ for various reasons. With disguise‚ you get confusion‚ mistaken identities‚ and with these‚ you get laughter. On the Elizabethan stage‚ playwrights frequently included disguise‚ or deception‚ in their comedies‚ using it as a comedic device. In Twelfth Night‚ it is the characters abilities to utilize disguises to deceive one another or themselves. This is evident
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Twelfth Night Review On the 2nd of December I visited the Apollo Theatre to watch �Twelfth Night�. Prior to entering the theatre I had expectations that the director would create a modernised play . When we entered‚ upon the stage the actors were preparing‚ I could see that they were dressed in Elizabethan fashion and realised that my initial thoughts were wrong. The actors dressing on stage revealed the honesty of the theatre and displayed the original clothing that this production was using
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“PROM” What is prom? Prom is short for promenade which is a French word. It is a formal black tie dance or event gathering high school students‚ preferably juniors and seniors. This gives them a chance to interact and socialize with other students‚ to dance with the person they dreamed of dancing with‚ to practice proper etiquette and of course to look like ladies and gentlemen. The event is usually held in a big space such as a hall‚ a ballroom‚ a banquet hall or any conventional areas. It is
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be the easy thing to do‚ but not for a hero. It seems as if the word hero is thrown out into our everyday vocabulary. Almost as if someone everyday becomes a hero. Hitting a homerun‚ Scoring the winning touchdown‚ or taking down your high school prom queen does not deserve recognition as a hero. It’s not something that happens merely overnight. The first comparison is how they are fighting for a good cause. Beowulf is challenged when he receives word from Hrothgar that a monster has come to mead
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In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare constantly alludes to the contrast between darkness and light by the use of secrets‚ mistaken identities and the contrast between sanity and insanity. With this motif Shakespeare shows us that if we act on first impressions without the true knowledge of the entity of the situation or character‚ then the misinformed motives will surely be in vain; and our efforts futile. Creating much dysfunction within the play‚ Viola’s manly disguise as Cesario creates confusion
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BACKGROUND LECTURE ON TWELFTH NIGHT The following information is based upon my taped lecture on this play. Although this text version is not the same as the taped lecture‚ it does contain the same information. All references are based on the Signet paperback edition which you should consult in conjunction with this lecture. Twelfth Night was probably written in 1601 and first performed in January of 1602. We know this because the play is mentioned that year in the diary of a
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do to wake them. The whole incident is somehow forgotten by morning. This sleep parasomnia called a night terror can cause disruptions in relationships. For some‚ night terrors control their lives. The five to thirty minutes of terror (Iannelli) once or twice a month (Jones) usually disappear by the age of 12‚ once the nervous system has matured (What are Night Terrors?). After the age of 12‚ night terrors can translate into sleep walking‚ another sleeping parasomnia (Iannelli). For a teenager already
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Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ we are presented with various characters and plots which supply the play with comedic elements. The comedy of Twelfth Night predominantly stems from the ‘foolish’ characters and the scenarios they are involved in. Traditionally a fool is defined as ‘a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person’‚ ‘a person who is duped or imposed on’‚ or ‘a jester or clown‚ especially one retained in a royal or noble household’. (1) In Twelfth Night it is clear that at least
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details they like to add onto each of their pieces. They might like their work to have a specific look or idea. For example most of Leonid Afremov paintings are colorful like the one that is shown above. This particular painting by him is known as Night Fantasy. A person can tell almost right away that even though it looks almost bleak and rainy in some spots like over on the top right side of the painting it is still meant to be taken as euphoric and amative. Afremov is a sixty-nine year old man
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