In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ Viola gives two different descriptions of women. The first is a soliloquy and takes place after Malvolio has given her Olivia’s ring‚ which is when Viola realizes that Olivia has fallen in love with Viola’s disguise‚ Cesario. Viola’s second description of women is to Orsino‚ when she tells a story about a “sister” of hers who once fell in love as a way of indirectly communicating her love for Orsino. Viola’s two descriptions serve as complements to each other.
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of modern audiences. Nonetheless‚ the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s play serves to entertain the masses‚ just with a modern twist. “She’s the Man” fits nicely into the realm of high-school-chick-flick-romantic-comedy with Amanda Bynes playing Viola. The subject material of the movie stems further than the mere play for the holiday season in old Elizabethan time. On the surface‚ the play and movie share a lot in common. For starters‚ the names and roles of the main characters are kept the same
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community is cast a young gentlewoman named Viola. Survivor of a shipwreck that she believes has killed her twin brother (who lives on in her looks)‚ Viola must make her own way amid unknown surroundings. To this end‚ she dons male dress and enters the service of Orsino under the name Cesario. But however successfully her masculine costume deceives the eyes of those she meets‚ it cannot fool her own heart; she falls in love with the Duke her master. Soon‚ Viola has gained Orsino’s confidence to the extent
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as to their sexual attractions. The sexual relationships and gender roles in Twelfth Night are multi-layered. For example‚ Viola‚ a female character‚ who was played by a male‚ is dressed as the male character‚ Cesario‚ throughout most of the play. As a male‚ Viola sways Olivia to fall for Orsino‚ resulting in Olivia falling in love with Viola-as-Cesario. At the same time‚ Viola‚ though dressed as a man‚ falls in love with Orsino. Everyone is confused about what his or her gender roles are exactly.
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” However‚ in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night‚ all comedy comes as a result of deception. Various characters play misleading roles create the chaos and dramatic irony that gives air to the play. In Twelfth Night‚ Shakespeare uses Feste‚ Malvolio‚ and Viola to demonstrate the theme that people’s appearance and status do not necessarily coincide with their true nature in order to provide conflicts‚ complications and confusion for the comedy. The presence of Feste‚ the fool‚ introduces complications and
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world‚ refusing to speak to any guests until Viola comes along to deliver Orsino’s message of love. After delivering her message‚ Olivia approaches Viola by sending her a diamond ring (Act I Scene V). This indicates the Olivia was indulging herself in the thought of love for her brother since she completely forgets about him at the first appearance of Viola disguised as Cesario. Also‚ in this scene‚ two motifs are shown in delivering messages - Viola and the diamond ring. They
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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 Viola to Sebastian‚ and Sir Toby and Maria’s marriage seems more
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To What Extent Does Shakespeare Present Love as ‘Foolish’ In ‘Twelfth Night’ Gemma Hanham William Shakespeare wrote ‘The Twelfth Night’ in the midst of his career‚ during the early 1600s. The play is considered by most to be one of the author’s greatest comedies. The play explores issues of deception‚ disguise and the extremities characters will go to as a result of love. Shakespeare presents love as foolish in ‘Twelfth Night’ by using the inadequacy of characters affected by love as a catalyst
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Paviell Reese Major Works Data Sheet Title: Twelfth Night Author: William Shakespeare Date of Publication: 1602 Genre: Shakespearean Comedy Biographical information about the author: William Shakespeare‚ born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ Warwickshire‚ England‚ was an English poet and playwright. Shakespeare was believed to have been educated at the King’s New School in Stratford about a quarter-mile from his home. At the age of 18‚ Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. The ceremony may have
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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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