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    Malvolio in order to trick him‚ he believes it is Olivia’s true confession of her love to him and he begins to do all of the things Olivia likes. Malvolio is disguising his true self in order to portray what he believes he should be. Many of the characters are all trying to disguise themselves in order to gain the love of the ones they have fallen for causing them to have a struggle for identity because they are fighting the battle between their true selves and what they believe the ones they love

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    have unexpected plot twists. Focusing on two plays; Sophocles’ Antigone and William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ the theme of love will be depicted differently. Love‚ a universal subject in many plays‚ can be incorporated as various forms and be paired with themes such as tragedy‚ and humor. Love‚ when combined with tragedy‚ creates unpredictable consequences. In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ title character Antigone believes both her brothers deserve a proper burial; as they deserve under the laws of the

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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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    In the Renaissance-era romantic comedy‚ "Twelfth Night"‚ William Shakespeare presents to us an entertaining play riddled with humorous plots and‚ in some instances‚ comical and witty exchanges between the characters in the play. In a novel peppered with subtle notions of deceit and illusion‚ it is fascinating how some of the most revealing truths about the characters actually lie beneath the innocent banters. Under the influence of illusion and deception‚ the figures in the play are often lost in

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    and explored. From start to finish the novel tells us of Mildred’s fears‚ changes our perception of her‚ and most importantly‚ describes who and what she represents. But the question is‚ who is this apparently cowardly‚ inconsistent zombie of a character. The society in Fahrenheit 451 is flooded with corrupt‚ brainwashed people that can’t seem to think for themselves. For example‚ in one of the first chapters of the book we meet Mildred‚ Montag’s wife. She first appears almost dead as a result

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    Shakespeare’s comedy‚ ’Twelfth Night’‚ is not only about tricks‚ pranks or black humour; moreover‚ it’s deeply about love and different types of love and how they affect different personalities. The different types of love mentioned by Shakespeare in ’Twelfth Night’ are: True love‚ boasting love‚ self-love and friendship. ’Twelfth Night’ consists of many love triangles and the different characters involved in the triangles don’t end up with the ones they love or even their love makes them blind

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    Gender and Sexuality Paper One February 22‚ 2012 Twelfth Night is a complex story that touches on the ideas of love‚ gender roles‚ and life’s tragic and comic experiences. There are numerous layers to the characters’ gender roles‚ as well as to their sexual attractions. The sexual relationships and gender roles in Twelfth Night are multi-layered. For example‚ Viola‚ a female character‚ who was played by a male‚ is dressed as the male character‚ Cesario‚ throughout most of the play. As a male‚ Viola

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    While the main characters in Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night play the biggest part in developing the topsy-turvy spirit of the Twelfth night holiday‚ Malvolio‚ a smaller character‚ plays a large part in strengthening the theme found throughout the story of how love can reveal a persons true personality as well. At the beginning of the play‚ when we are first introduced to Malvolio‚ we see that Malvolio is not an average servant. “My masters‚ are you mad? or what are you? Have ye no wit‚ manners

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    Many of the problems and confusions in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” are the result of gender bending episodes‚ many of which involve disguise and deceit of one form or another. In the most prominent examples of disguise and appearance versus reality in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare‚appearances hide an important reality and sometimes actually hinder a character from developing or attaining his or her desire. Certainly‚ Viola in “Twelfth Night” by Shakespeare is the clearest example since her love

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    McGowan 06/05/13 Honors 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

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