character: Manipulative Toby – takes advantage (exploits the situation) of mother’s concern for him (after witnessing the accident). “I saw that the time was right to make a play for souvenirs. I knew she had no money…” Setting/cultural context America 1950s The American dream: “get rich” and “change our luck” (Opportunity and social mobility) Toby - age Toby – 10 years old at beginning of memoir Characterisation – ties in with symbolism Description of inhabitants of towns Toby and his mother passed
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religion -”…he is a kind of Puritan.” and considers himself from a higher class in society‚ which is noticed by Sir Toby. –“Art any more than a steward? Dost thou think‚ because thou art virtuous…” Malvolio feels his responsibilities are; to be loyal to Olivia and keep order of the other members of the household‚ this was shown when he was reprimanding and questioning the behaviour of Sir Toby‚ Feste and Maria. – “Have you no wit‚ manners‚ nor honesty‚ but to gabble like tinkers at this time of night?”
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How is the play introduced in Act one of Twelfth Night? In the first scene of Act 1 we are introduced to Orsino. This whole scene is dedicated towards advocating his love for Olivia‚ a countess. It seems that Duke Orsino’s lust for Olivia is more ideal than actual. It is depicted as a self-indulgent emotion; he is more engulfed by the image and concept of love as opposed to its actual entailments. This is supported by the fact he talks about love for a long time without even mentioning Olivia’s
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Faulkner was still struggling to make a name for himself before he published this story. “A Rose for Emily” features many characters that make it an interesting story. Three of the ones that most appeal to the reader are Emily Grierson‚ Homer Barron‚ and Toby the servant. Emily is the main character in this story; she used to be a vibrant‚ outgoing young girl who loved socializing with people and spending time with her family. After her father’s death she transformed into an introverted old woman who spent
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Malvolio is talking to Sir Toby and Feste when he says: “Sir Toby‚ I must be round with you. My Lady bade me tell you that though she harbours you as her kinsman she’s nothing allied to your disorders. If you can separate yourself and your misdemeanours you are welcome to the house. If not‚ an it would please you to take leave of her she is very willing to bid you farewell” (1784). With this arrogant attitude towards Sir Toby’s unresponsiveness of Olivia he gets set up by Sir Toby
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Lastly‚ Sir Toby-- a selfish and manipulative alcoholic-- would most likely have provided opinions prone to his own needs. An example is the when he persuaded Sir Andrew not give up on Olivia. Little did Sir Andrew know‚ Sir Toby actually used him for money. The scene we decided on presenting was the act filled with marriages. Although throughout the text‚ Sir Toby hinted at Maria stating‚ “Look‚ where the youngest wren of nine comes” (Shakespeare III. II. 3). It gave an inkling that Sir Toby might’ve
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Havoc Viewing Guide Who are the main characters in the film “Havoc?” What are their character traits? -Toby: Allison’s boyfriend. He tries to act like he’s and gangster and that he’s “hard‚” but he is not. It’s all an act that he’s trying to portray to his friends. -Allison: She’s Toby’s girlfriend and she’s extremely rich and white. She lives in a very affluent neighborhood; however‚ she tries to act like she from East Los Angeles and that she’s tried to faced some type of adversity in her life
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status social status in his days‚ he is presented as puritan (quote Maria). A puritan considers activities such as drinking and singing as indecent. However a puritan would not be appreciated in the circles of fun loving notables like like sir Toby(quote sir Toby). On the other hand‚ Malvalio is highly regarded and appreciated for his services by lady Olivia because he excels in his profession(quote maria.). Due to this fact and as a head servant‚ he commands some standing in the lady Olivia’s house
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keeper is about a boy named Toby who has an older brother named Jake. Jake and Toby both love baseball and Jake won the championship last year. Their father left when they were little and never came back‚ so to stay fit financially they had to sell their house and move to an apartment. Once Jake gets stressed out he relies on drugs to help him cope. Toby has to cover for Jake when he comes home high. Jake starts to skip school and still money from his mom’s tip jar. Once Toby realizes what’s happening
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The only reference to Twelfth Night during Shakespeare’s own lifetime is to a performance on February 2‚ 1602. A law student named John Manningham wrote in his diary about a feast he attended at the Middle Temple in London where he was a law student and where “we had a play called Twelfth Night; Or‚ What You Will." This was likely to have been an early performance since it is generally agreed that the play was probably written in 1601. In 1954 Sir Leslie Hotson’s book‚ The First Night of Twelfth
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