stage. Instead‚ the women roles were played by man. However‚ in some plays of Shakespeare there are women who is seen in men’s clothes such as in The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night. In this essay‚ I will try to analyse the cross-dressing woman who causes both advantage and disadvantage at the same time in Twelfth Night. After a shipwreck in Ilyria‚ Viola becomes alone as thinking that her twin brother is drowned in the sea. Viola decides to cress-dress to find herself a safe haven to
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The dramatic irony of Orsino’s speech on Cesario’s femininity (lines 30-40) establishes the gender confusion which is to become increasingly important to the plot’s comic complications. Feste’s punning begins the scene‚ and he shows how‚ as in Act 1 Scene 5‚ ‘foolery’ can have a serious satiric purpose. He equates fools and husbands (lines 31-4) and also makes a comment about Jove sending the clean-cut young Cesario ‘a beard’ (line 44)‚ a pointed observation sometimes taken to indicate that he
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Malvolio the Fool In Shakespeare’s works many characters stand out among the rest. However‚ in his play‚ Twelfth Night‚ or What You Will‚ while our attention is focused on the interesting relationship between Orsino‚ Olivia and Viola‚ there is a curious character sulking around in the background. Making his first appearance in the play in scene five of act one‚ Malvolio is a man only seeking the love of a woman‚ but becomes the butt of everyone’s jokes. When we first see Malvolio he is right
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Keao White-Kaleikula 2.3.14 One to surprise all Feste: Good madonna‚ why mourn’st thou? Olivia: Good fool‚ for my brother’s death. Feste: I think his soul is in hell‚ madonna. Olivia: I know his soul is in heaven‚ fool. Feste: The more fool‚ madonna‚ to mourn for your brothers soul being in heaven. Take away the fool‚ Gentlemen… That was an argument between the “fool” by the name of Feste and the proven fool‚ Olivia. This argument between Feste and Olivia is one of the many examples that show
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All characters are presented as victims of a need to hide from their true selves. Choose four characters and summarise briefly how this comment relates to them. We are first introduced to Viola‚ one of the twins and central characters in this play. Going by the name of Cesario‚ she seeks to disguise herself in a man’s attire to assume the position of the Duke’s comrade‚ immediately conveying the notion of deception. In this manner‚ she illustrates that she does not deem herself fit to court the
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Twelfth Night: Analysis of Major Characters Joe Boyce: Grade11 Viola Like most of Shakespeare’s heroines‚ Viola is a tremendously likable figure. She has no serious faults‚ and we can easily discount the peculiarity of her decision to dress as a man‚ since it sets the entire plot in motion. She is the character whose love seems the purest. The other characters’ passions are fickle: Orsino jumps from Olivia to Viola‚ Olivia jumps from
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In William Shakespeare ’s comedy Twelfth Night‚ it is ironic how many times the fool is said to be dishonest‚ when‚ in fact‚ his role proves entirely opposite. Though sometimes the characters do not realize his hidden messages‚ the reader can instantly comprehend Feste ’s figurative language‚ which is evident in every scene in which the fool appears. Whether he is singing to Orsino‚ arguing with Malvolio‚ or playing around with Viola‚ Feste always manages to sneak in a few symbolic foretokens before
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First performed in 1601‚ twelfth night‚ written by renowned playwrite William Shakspeare is set in the fictional country of Illrya.The country wife‚a comedy written in 1675 during the restoration period by William Wycherley‚ is set in London .Both plays explore the theme of relationships albeit in ways defined by the expectations of their societies.Whilst both plays were bhdis of patriarchal societies the expectations .William Shakepeare depicts relationships within his play as being and cmdi.Whilst
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long speech when all the characters are present on stage Twelfth Night – Characters who participate in comedy (Viola did grew) – entertainment – to connect to the audience- conditioned Importance of being Earnest – Attempt to change identity (nobody grows) stereotypes are made fun of Similar kind of genre Different endings when other characters find out the secrets Difference in social class is seen very much in Twelfth Night where women do not marry men who are lower in class than them
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Witty‚ dark and humorous‚ Twelfth Night is a comedy written by Shakespeare and published in 1623. Shakespeare explores love and deception throughout the play‚ using dramatic irony and imagery to convey the themes. He presents unique characters including viola and Orsino. Twelfth night is an entertaining and humorous play with dark undertones. Romantic love is a key aspect of the twelfth night. Many characters seem to view love as a curse. Olivia describes love as a “plague” from which she suffers
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