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    Parallelism is often used in pieces of literature to make characters and moments from the plot memorable to the reader‚ whether it be fiction or non-fiction‚ novel or play. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is no different as parallelism is scattered all throughout the story in many different forms and through many different characters. These characters may seem similar to one another in a lot of ways‚ but their outcomes at the end of the play are often very different. These characters- Orsino and Olivia

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    I have told Joseph that he did the right thing‚ for all the right reasons‚ in all the wrong ways. As Joseph came upon the scene of Mr. Reese restraining Olivia‚ he saw what he perceived as an imminent threat to his sisters’ safety. Olivia is one of Joseph’s oldest friends. She shares with Joseph a similar background of a broken family. She is currently living with us‚ sharing meals‚ chores‚ etc. as one of us. We are her NaNa and PaPa‚ just as we are to Joseph and his sisters. As he paused‚ he processed

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    Justin Sundstrom 2/14/13 2nd period Twelfth Night 2. In Twelfth Night a theme of unrealistic love is established‚ with all the different characters. Duke Orsino loves Olivia who loves Viola who really is the main character Viola‚ who has a thing for the Duke. This conflict of lovers is unrealistic‚ and makes for an exciting conflict. This unrealistic chain of events is related to the realistic ideas of people falling in love with a persons personality‚ and also relates that people

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    .Twelfth Night Section - Vocab Act | Word | Definition | I | Cloistress | A nun in religious seclusion or in a convent | I | Brine | Water with salt as in tears | II | Cozier | Shoemaker; cobbler | II | Inure | To make less sensitive: harden; to become advantageous | III | Feign | Pretend | III | Rave | To talk irrationally or incoherently; to praise | III | Incredulous | Incredulous |

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    or the truth then it’s nonsense and the audience will see it”(Johnny Depp). In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare shows that love is a blind journey that can cause pain. When you have found your love or are already in love‚ you become a walking zombie; the only thing you see is the good things about your partner and your relationship. When we tend to fall in love we often make the worst mistakes of our lifetime. In Twelfth Night Shakespeare is saying that love makes you not able to see the truth. Viola is

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    "She loved me for the dangers I had pass’d‚ and I loved her that she did pity them" (Othello‚ I.iii 166-167). William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Othello‚" is pervaded by a dominant theme‚ one of love. Othello‚ the Moor of Venice falls madly in love with a woman named Desdemona. They marry and are very happy together. Othello and Desdemona face many trials during the course of their nine-month marriage. The most notable one occurs when Barbanzio‚ Desdemona’s father accuses Othello

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    and able to defy these boundaries. It is because of what we can see before us that we are limited in our language and create these boundaries we wish to destroy. Through the use of songs in Disney’s “Mulan” and the language from Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’‚ the audience is able to see the stereotypes of the time and how those stereotypes have limited the characters in their views depending on the gender of the characters. Disney’s ‘Mulan’ was set somewhere between

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    William Shakespeare-Twelfth Night or What You Will The comedy in Twelfth Night is largely generated by episodes involving mistaken identity. How far do you agree? Coursework Plan Description of play and contextual information (twelfth night festival‚ how the plays themes/elements of inversion link to the festival) possibly performed on the same day as festival though first recorded 6th February. (Reference- “our copy of book”) AO1- Argument point 1- That Viola is the catalyst for comedy

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    plays have been in rotation for centuries. Versatile material will keep viewers for long periods of time because it draws attention from many different cultures. In this essay I am speaking critically about the gender roles within Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This play is relevant because it tugs on the heart strings and your funny bone when presenting: Life‚ Death and Love. Whenever I was a high school student‚ I remember wondering why it was important for us to learn Shakespeare. I mean Shakespeare

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    connect fabricated characters to genuine people. While the character’s emotions depicted throughout a performance attain an audience’s response‚ the musical score written during the process of a play receives a greater acknowledgment. Viewing Twelfth Night from a analytical musical perspective‚ Shakespeare underscores how the expression of various genres of music reveals the inner feelings of characters and foreshadows the progress of the characters. William Shakespeare organized his style of

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