William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a well-known Christmas play‚ it is considered as one of the most successful comedies. The play starts when Viola and her twin brother‚ Sebastian‚ survive a shipwreck. When they cannot find each other‚ each thinks the other may be dead. Then they move on to two separate ways‚ establishing two story lines that finally meet with each other after involving funny mistaken identities. The love bug in the comedy bites not only Olivia and Orsino‚ but also Sebastian
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there can be two different things. Appearances versus reality is a recurring theme in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Twelfth Night . Appearances hide an important reality and sometimes can get in the way of a character from developing or attaining his or her goal. The problems that happen involve disguises and deceit of one form or another and create tension amongst the characters. The reason Shakespeare has this recurring theme is because of the comedy that comes with it. It is funny for the
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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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The word “invisible” is defined as “as if treated as unable to be seen; ignored or not taken into consideration” (Webster’s Dictionary). That seems to be an accurate description for how most characters in William Shakespeare’s play‚ “Twelfth Night” feel. Focusing specifically on Sir Andrew‚ the man interested in Countess Olivia’s hand for marriage. Not only is he treated horribly by people who he thought were his friends‚ but he ends up leaving Illyria broken-hearted and penniless. He let his unreciprocated
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music alongside poetry used in Twelfth Night Critics call Twelfth Night one of William Shakespeare’s most poetic and musical plays. Shakespeare writes poetic lines for the major characters‚ Viola‚ Orsino‚ and Olivia‚ and gives the Fool‚ and other minor characters‚ songs to sing throughout the play. The particularly romantic lines of the play make it seem as if the characters are professional poets themselves. Shakespeare also uses the music and poetry in Twelfth Night to foreshadow what is going
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To what extent are parallel images the key convention used for comedic effect in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night? In Twelfth Night the fundamental plot line of Viola arriving in Illyria‚ as a result of the shipwreck‚ and is the catalyst of some of the main comic events within the play. This is achieved through the visual‚ parallel image of Viola dressed up as her twin brother Sebastian. Her disguise creates hilarious moments of farce such as patterns of ludicrous suits for marriage and a comedic slapstick
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In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night most of the character’s actions and thoughts are motivated through love. In modern and past society love is viewed as a gift or blessing‚ but in this case love is the main cause of suffering and characters that do fall in love are most of the time misguided and acts of cruelty either fall on them or they cause them. Straight from the beginning Orsino is manipulated with love for Olivia. His obsession over her causes him to refuse to go hunting or any other activity
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It is evident in the plays Twelfth Night and Midsummer Night’s Dream that Viola and Hermia have less control over their own lives because they are female. First‚ women cannot work certain jobs‚ even if they are qualified. Specifically‚ Viola is unable to work for Duke Orsino until she alters her appearance. After being shipwrecked‚ Viola talks to the captain and learns of Orsino and his love for Olivia. Then Viola decides to serve the duke and asks the captain to comply: Conceal me what I am‚ and
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In William Shakespeare ’s Twelfth Night; or‚ What You Will‚ Viola‚ a young woman who survived a shipwreck‚ makes a choice to disguise as a boy‚ in order to work for the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino. During the first three days of her employment as a eunuch named "Cesario"‚ she is sent on a quest to persuade Orsino ’s love interest‚ Olivia‚ to be his wife. Though not an easy task‚ Viola is granted access to Olivia‚ who is mourning her recently deceased brother. While "Cesario" is attempting to woo her
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Within Shakespeare’s Act 2 scene 4 of Twelfth Night and Act 1 scene 4 of King Lear‚ comparisons between Orsino and King Lear‚ and Cesario and Kent are made. The distinct similarities regarding character function‚ the theme of love‚ and the motif of disguise demonstrate draw interesting parallels between the two scenes. Orsino and King Lear are both unpredictable when making up their minds‚ thus‚ making them similar in regards to their attitude. Orsino indirectly changes his mind when talking to
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