The play‚ Twelfth Night‚ by William Shakespeare is a comedy that revolves around a young woman‚ Viola‚ who experiences first hand the complexity of love when she gets caught between a love triangle between Duke Orsino of Illyria‚ the Countess Olivia‚ and Viola herself. Whether due to outside or internal forces‚ love does not come by easily. Sometimes family matters‚ status of sorts‚ or societal views are the external forces that cause conflict in a relationship. On the other hand‚ internal conflict
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The Identity of Gender Twelfth Night or What You Will by William Shakespeare is a story of journeys. Characters go through journeys both physically and emotionally. Sebastian journeys months out at sea to Illyria. Sir Toby starts as a drunkard and becomes more responsible. The journey I want to focus on is Viola’s or more accurately Cesario’s. In Viola’s first scene we see her stranded in a foreign country where she knows no one. The scene focuses around her figuring out what she will do now‚
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MalvolioIn the play‚ Twelfth Night‚ most of the characters seem to go through many changes‚ particularly to their personalities. However‚ the one character that does not go through any changes to their personality is Malvolio. He was a very strict‚ self-righteous servant of Olivia. It appears he changes almost completely into the opposite of himself‚ but these changes were engineered to garner what he thought would be more power for himself. At first glance it may look like there is a change in him
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The Twelfth Night bears elements that define the disorder of society‚ and the inevitable chaos that follows from a seemingly innocent act. The abundant carnivalesque elements within the play contribute to the notion that nothing is as it seems‚ building on the age old notion that there is more than meets the eye. In a type of social commentary‚ Shakespeare illustrates the idea that order is nothing more than a façade in the way that it pertains to gender and social roles. With Queen Elizabeth I
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Jasmin Clark Block 4 Twelfth Night Reflective Paper Working on projects with a group of peers and with limited assistance from the teacher has many benefits. Firstly‚ all the groups have complete control of their project. The group is able to choose their own path and make decisions for the how to end product will be according to what they want. This differs from usual projects‚ because the teacher will usually set standards and expectations for the final submission. However‚ in independent study
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Twelfth Night Criticism William Shakespeare and The Twelfth Night Known for his tragedies‚ comedies‚ sonnets and love stories‚ William Shakespeare is argued to be one of the best writers of his time. Throughout his plays‚ including The Twelfth Night‚ he uses disguise and deceit to fool the other characters to benefit another. Shakespeare was born in April of 1564 in the town Stratford-upon-Avon. Although the exact date of his birth is not known‚ historians traditionally celebrate it on the 23rd
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Personal Response (Twelfth Night) O time‚ thou must untangle this‚ not I!/It is too hard a knot for me to untie! (2.2.39-40) The book Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare contains some interesting quotations that may seem unreasonable in this present era‚ but was totally normal when this book was written. In that time period people use to leave certain things to fate‚ such as William Shakespeare. This is an ideal demonstration of his belief in fate. Viola’s realization of Lady Olivia
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The fluidity and ambiguity with which Viola presents gender is central to the drama of Twelfth Night. But to what extent are Viola’s gender roles essential to the comedy of the play? The arrivals of Viola and Sebastian in Illyria serve as the catalysts for drama in Twelfth Night. The presence of twins of different sexes yet identical in appearance is a dramaturgical device crucial to the comic resolution‚ whilst being somewhat farcical. It is the misunderstandings which Viola’s cross-dressing inevitably
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Identity is often misinterpreted in common films and novels. These originated from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night about a girl named Viola‚ who washed ashore and dresses as a man so she can raise money to return to her land. One of the films that is based off the idea of deception through appearance is Some Like it Hot‚ two men searching for employment in a band dress as girls‚ cloaking themselves from a mob. Deception in appearance is common throughout these two stories in several ways. Disguise
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Throughout Twelfth Night‚ William Shakespeare portrayed a story of unreciprocated love‚ misunderstanding‚ and a happy ending that ties all the loose ends together. However‚ he also offered a detailed depiction of many relationships‚ particularly those involving Orsino‚ Olivia‚ Viola‚ Cesario‚ and Sebastian. By examining the dynamics between these characters as well as a few others through the lens offered throughout this play‚ it becomes quite clear that certain relationships are consistently stronger
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