play (A1:S2) where Viola asks the captain to ‘present me as an eunuch to him’. This disguise goes on to become a crucial part of the play‚ and the relationship between ‘him’ (Orsino) and Viola. Because Shakespeare has Viola say this very early on in the play when the audience’s attention is still very focused as there has been no confusion up to this point‚ Shakespeare can use this disguise to create dramatic irony throughout the play‚ using the audience’s knowledge of Violas disguise to create awkward
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Twelfth Night Criticism William Shakespeare and The Twelfth Night Known for his tragedies‚ comedies‚ sonnets and love stories‚ William Shakespeare is argued to be one of the best writers of his time. Throughout his plays‚ including The Twelfth Night‚ he uses disguise and deceit to fool the other characters to benefit another. Shakespeare was born in April of 1564 in the town Stratford-upon-Avon. Although the exact date of his birth is not known‚ historians traditionally celebrate it on the 23rd
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use of Disguise and Deception in Twelfth Night Many characters within Twelfth Night create disguises for themselves‚ beginning with Viola‚ who disguises herself as a male in order to make everyone in Illyria believe that she is in fact a man. By deciding to dress Viola in male garments‚ Shakespeare creates endless sexual and gender confusion with the Olivia-Viola-Orsino love triangle. Other characters in disguise include Malvolio‚ who wears cross garters and yellow stockings in the hope of winning
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Duke of Illyria‚ expressing his deep love for the Countess Olivia. Meanwhile‚ the shipwrecked Viola disguises herself as a man and endeavors to enter the Duke’s service. Although she has rejected his suit‚ the Duke then employs Viola‚ who takes the name of Cesario‚ to woo Olivia for him. As the play continues‚ Cesario falls in love with the Duke‚ and Olivia falls in love with Cesario‚ who is really Viola disguised. Maria‚ Olivia’s servant woman‚ desires to seek revenge on Malvolio‚ Olivia’s steward
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How is music alongside poetry used in Twelfth Night Critics call Twelfth Night one of William Shakespeare’s most poetic and musical plays. Shakespeare writes poetic lines for the major characters‚ Viola‚ Orsino‚ and Olivia‚ and gives the Fool‚ and other minor characters‚ songs to sing throughout the play. The particularly romantic lines of the play make it seem as if the characters are professional poets themselves. Shakespeare also uses the music and poetry in Twelfth Night to foreshadow what
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that implies that gender to some degree can be subjective depending on how you present yourself rather than something you are due to the sexual parts you were given at birth. Viola early on in the story disguises herself as a male‚ named Cesario‚ and almost instantly Olivia falls in love with her. The overall alteration of Viola into Cesario is thought-provoking because Olivia’s unbearable affection for him/her suggests that discrepancies amongst gender or sexuality are not as secure as one might reason
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Orsino and Viola are essential characters in both the movie and the play. But She’s the Man creates a place that not all of Shakespeare’s characters fit in. For
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revenge. In Twelfth Night one’s sexual preference was not a reason for gender reversal. Viola/Cesario who has just lost her brother in a shipwreck feels that she needs to dress as a man to survive on the island of Illyria. "And what should I do in Illyria? My brother he is in Elysium. Perchance his not drown’d what you think." Viola changes her name to Cesario and begins her new life as a man. Viola/Cesario crosses the boundaries and becomes Orsino’s best servant. This portrayal of a woman
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Love in Disguise: Analysis of a Shakespearean Comedy Throughout Twelfth Night Shakespeare uses the art of disguise to complicate the relationships formed between the characters of the play. The first character to assume a disguise was Viola who disguised herself as a man in order to get a good job for the count. Other examples of disguise include Malvolio who dresses in cross-garters in order to try and impress Olivia and Feste who pretends to be Sir Topas while Malvolio is locked in the dark
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better realize a goal. The characters Viola‚ Feste‚ and Malvolio‚ in assuming new persona’s‚ engage in a metaphysical betrayal in which they deny the reality of their nature. Viola’s choice to serve Duke Orsino as a page in hopes of finding her brother is by no means unethical‚ and her efforts are ultimately successful‚ but she does develop a major existential crisis when she assumes the identity of Cesario. Upon agreeing to woo Olivia on Orsino’s behalf‚ Viola realizes that her service has encountered
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