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 as she throws the entire play into chaos‚ (adheres to Northrop Frye’s green world theory) the origin of this could link to Viola’s inability to cope with her brother’s death (psychoanalytical) as well as gender identity‚
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with being called out of her name. It starts off with Mrs. Viola Cullinan mispronouncing Marguerite’s name‚ calling her Margaret. Mrs. Cullinan is having some friends over and one of the women says to Viola‚ “…the name’s too long. I’d never bother myself. I’d call her Mary if I was you.” (page 59. paragraph 19) This really triggers Marguerite. She exclaims that if Viola ever called her Mary‚ she would no longer work for her. The next day‚ Viola calls Marguerite “Mary”. Miss Glory‚ another servant‚ hears
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William Shakespeare portrayed a story of unreciprocated love‚ misunderstanding‚ and a happy ending that ties all the loose ends together. However‚ he also offered a detailed depiction of many relationships‚ particularly those involving Orsino‚ Olivia‚ Viola‚ Cesario‚ and Sebastian. By examining the dynamics between these characters as well as a few others through the lens offered throughout this play‚ it becomes quite clear that certain relationships are consistently stronger than others. Although the
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urges” in a male-dominated society cause the problem. She writes of the decision women reach at maturity after having strugged during adolescence with the choice between self as primary and self as ‘Other’” (Dash 212). This is primary the struggle that Viola faces within the play as she chooses to deny her true gender and take the role of another. She makes an attempt to “retain her self-sovereignty even while expressing her ‘erotic urges’” (Dash 213) as a female‚ while in men’s clothing. She says‚ “O
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This movie is about Aibileen‚ who is one of many black women in the US South who work and raise the children of the prominent or well to do White Southerners. Aibileen with her best friend Minnie and a bunch of other maids work with an inspiring writer Skeeter to write a book of interviews about what it’s like to work for White families from their (The Help’s perspective). The Message of this film hands down is courage‚ courage to stand up and do whats right no matter what the consequences maybe
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triangle between Viola‚ Oliva and Orsino to hinted at homosexual love from Antonio to Sebastion‚ it is easily the central theme. The first love in the play is Orsino’s love for Olivia. Although Orsino has never met Oliva before in his life he claims to be madly in love with her and sends messenger after messenger to tell her of his love. This uneducated and mostly appearance related love could easily just be infatuation. This could be proven when Orsino quickly asks Viola to marry him as
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and explains how two twins‚ Viola and Sebastian get separated. Viola gets swept up on land and doesn’t know where she is. She is told by a captain that she is in Illyria. Viola asks herself‚ “What should I do in Illyria?” Her brother is in Elysium and she thinks he might be dead. The captain tells her about the Duke Orsino and how he loves a woman named Olivia‚ and he is very sad because Olivia is not interested. Olivia is mourning over her dead father and brother. Viola wants to serve the duke‚ but
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women with his boy-girl-boy disguises. When in fact‚ I see Shakespeare as exploiting how women were/are treated through that very use of disguises and— the strength he gives his female characters‚ especially that of Portia (Merchant of Venice) and Viola (Twelfth night)—is representative of his personal admiration of intelligent‚ strong women. It is also important to mention that the idea of a transsexual theme did not exist during Shakespeare’s time‚ as in the same sense that one would have now. Men
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Olivia’s withdrawals from the world through her veil. Due to Viola migrating to the land of Illyria‚ Viola decides that‚ in that case‚ she will disguise herself as a young man and seek service with Duke Orsino instead. On the other hand‚ Olivia withdraws herself from the world by wearing a veil‚ “She will veiled walk”‚ hiding her face after her brother died. Scene one also explores the idea of loss of loved ones through the connect Viola and Olivia share to do with losing their brothers. This foreshadows
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Bath’s Prologue and Tale” and how her inner animus creates conflict within herself and the characters around her ultimately placing her in an in-between state between male and female characteristics. Meanwhile Shakespeare creates the character of Viola in Twelfth Night whose cross-dressing places her in the role of a man while she must maintain her female characteristics as well. The characters in both of these men’s works do not achieve restoration of their rightful gender identity and are therefore
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