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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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    There are multiple forms of love in the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night‚ such as self-love‚ unrequited love‚ hidden love‚ and selfless love. The main theme of Twelfth Night is love. I have chosen to analyse Malvolio’s self-love‚ and Viola’s self-less love. Malvolio’s Self Love Throughout the play‚ there are scenes involving Malvolio‚ Olivia’s prudish‚ irritating servant. He is full of self-love‚ and cares for no-one but himself and Olivia. Maria‚ Andrew‚ Toby and Feste decide to play a prank

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    In twelfth night‚ Malvolio starts off as a legitimate comic target‚ as the way that he acts towards certain characters in the play shows us that he could be considered more of a villain. I do not believe that we‚ as an audience‚ feel sympathy for Malvolio in the early stages of the play as we see his treatment of others‚ namely Sir Toby‚ Sir Andrew and Maria. This is shown when Malvolio reprimands Sir Toby and Sir Andrew. Malvolio threatens Sir Toby‚ telling him that Olivia will throw him out if

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    Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a comedy‚ first published in 1623. Love is a key aspect of Shakespeare’s comedies in which self-identity is found through the development of love from infatuation to acknowledgement of character. Orsino is the epitome of Shakespeare’s transformation of self. In the beginning of the play‚ Orsino is self-absorbed and head-over-heels for Olivia. In this stage of love we see Orsino’s infatuation and selfishness in his feelings of love. As the play moves on‚ Viola comes into

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    The Hidden Passion of Orsino In the play Twelfth Night‚ the character Orsino is a man of deep passion who attempts‚ but is mostly unsuccessful‚ at hiding his passion. This is seen in many of his speeches‚ including his first speech of the play (1.1.1-15)‚ his interaction with his court in the second act (2.4.1-6)‚ and his impassioned speech when he thinks Cesario has married Olivia (5.1.110-124). In these speeches‚ his thinly veiled passion is seen in several formal elements of his speech‚ including

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    In the introduction of Twelfth Night‚ twins Sebastian and Viola are compared to have such similar characteristics that Viola is said to have disguised herself as Sebastian. The twins‚ get into a terrible shipwreck that dolefully partens them. Viola masters a scheme to disguise herself as a man named Censario while she searches for her twin. Quickly Censario runs low on money and takes a job working for Orsino the Duke of Illyria‚ whom she instantly falls in love with. Unfortunately the love of her

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    Twelfth Night Painting : Disguise and Deceit I chose the themes disguise and deceit in the play as a base for my pieces. Even though there are many other themes which run throughout the play such as love‚ gender‚ society and class. However I wanted to focus on the more comical aspects of this play because I find comedy to be fascinating. In doing my research about Shakespeare’s Twelfth night‚ I came across an Italian play that was compared to Twelfth Night. It was called “Gl

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    Deception In Twelfth Night “Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception‚ it becomes magic”- Marco Tempest. There are many themes in the book Twelfth night‚ by William Shakespeare. However‚ deception is one of the most prominent themes throughout the novel. In this book the deceptive appearance and language allowed the character in the play to make their way to what they desire‚ and play humorous pranks on character. The characters

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    The Viola The viola is a string instrument that plays a vital role in the orchestra. It is known as the alto‚ or lower version on the violin family. Andrea Amati is known for creating the violin family that we know of today. This family of instruments developed in the 1500’s. They were generated in the country of Italy‚ where most instruments were being created in this time period. The shape of the viola has altered through the years because of the evolution of music and the comfort of the players

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    comedy of ‘Twelfth Night’? Much of the Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ focuses on misconceptions and the way disguises cause the root of misunderstandings in which mistaken identities arise‚ a fortuitous device for complicating action. Critic John Hollander described the play to be a ‘ritualized Twelfth Night festivity in itself’ . The comedic aspect is all due to the privileged position that the audience hold‚ consuming more understanding of the true situation than the characters themselves.

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