Twelfth Night: Which is more engaging – the main plot or the sub-plot? Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night‚” is considered the last of the true comedies‚ his final light-hearted play before the venture into the darker‚ more sombre tragedies. As with many of his comedies‚ the basis of the story is the two intertwined love plots‚ which are sometimes separate‚ and occasionally come together and directly affect each other. This considered‚ questions have been raised as to whether it should be classed
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Night is associated to darkness‚ emptiness‚ and sometimes-even loneliness. Robert Frost’s “Acquainted With the Night” shows the character‚ which is the narrator‚ being overly too familiar almost friendly with the nighttime. The narrator of the poem is a man who described what he felt as he took a walk at night seemingly searching for something he had apparently lost. This “modernist” character was disposing loneliness throughout the whole poem. He is a representative of the alienated person typical
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Joseph Konkle Ms Cindy Kennel English Honors 10 P4 30 April 2014 Elie Wiesel : The Knight of Hope “Never shall I forget that night‚ the first night in camp‚ that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.” (Night 24) Never shall I forget reading that bone chilling quote from Elie Wiesel’s novel Night‚ Taking place during one of the darkest periods of human history. 6 million lives lost and countless families destroyed with one goal in mind; Exterminate the Jews. Throughout his novel Wiesel
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interest in her seconds after looking at Juliet. Romeo is allegedly in love with Rosaline but since she cannot fulfill his ‘needs’‚ he moves on very quickly to Juliet. “Did my heart love till now‚ forswear it‚ sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” (I.v.52-53). Within seconds‚ Romeo completely forgot about Rosaline. Before going to the party‚ Romeo is depressed and lonely. Before the Capulet’s feast‚ Romeo has never heard of Juliet‚ and afterword he is proposing to her. Romeo must be experiencing
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In William Shakespeare’s comedic play‚ "Twelfth Night"‚ a recurring theme is deception. The characters in the play used deception for a variety of purposes. Viola’s use of deception involves her disguising herself as a man in order to obtain a job with the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino. On the other hand‚ Maria‚ Olivia’s servant‚ writes a letter to Malvolio in Olivia’s handwriting to make Malvolio act foolishly because of his love for Olivia. While some use deception as a means of survival‚ others use
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The book Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ is very emotional and horrendous during the description of a disheartening tragedy known to mankind. He shares his horrifying experiences during the Holocaust through a captivating 120 page book‚ illustrating how he survived. In his book‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel develops the plot by using very vivid figurative language to describe very sentimental experiences. Elie Wiesel’s use of metaphors throughout the text forcefully tells the truth. Elie’s experiences are worded perfectly
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The Smell of alcohol wafted through the street‚ it reeked so bad it could make anybody feel nauseous. The bitter chill of the London night‚ so cold the doorway felt like an arctic glacier. Street lights beaming so brightly‚ the sight could make someone squint immediately. The aroma of pollution so strong‚ you could taste it on your tongue. The golden rust‚ covering the bars of the steps by the doorway‚ mould streaming down from the seeping gutter. People would walk past you‚ either giving you
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Twelfth Night is the merriest of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies‚ it is also the saddest. The Christian associations of the title suggests the carpe diem theme which runs through the play. Epiphany‚ according to Christian mythology‚ is the time when the shepherds recognized the birth of Christ. The feast of epiphany is the last festival of the Christmas season‚ after which death takes over. This cycle of life is an extension of the ancient pagan fertility rituals. The mood is similar in Keats’s ‘To
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Shakespeare’s characters get what they deserve? To what extent? The majority of Shakespeare’s characters did not get what they deserved in the end‚ there definitely is a strong scent of injustice that hangs in the air around Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This‚ however‚ does not mean that it made life harder for his characters. In quite a few cases‚ it actually leaves them better off. Nevertheless‚ this is not to say that they are not punished for their wrong deeds‚ sometimes in ways that are completely
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In Scene Four of the Second Act of Twelfth Night Orsino and Viola‚ dressed as Cesario‚ listen to music and have a conversation about love and more specifically about which kind of women Viola allegedly fancies. Furthermore‚ Orsino gives Viola advice on what sort of woman would suit her best. In this discussion‚ the relationship between love and time or more accurately‚ the changing nature of love in the passing of time seems to play a central role. This close relationship between love and time
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