Twelfth Night Essay Examples

mparrison Of Feste And Sir AndrewDont Judge A Book By Its CoverLooks can be deceiving, and in the case of Sir Andrew and Feste the fool, thestatement certainly applies. Looking at the personalities of these two charactersthroughout Twelfth Night, no one will see that each character is the exact opposite of eachother. Their comparison is…

In ShakespeareIt is curious to note the role of women in Shakespearean literature. Many criticshave lambasted the female characters in his plays as two-dimensional and unrealisticportrayals of subservient women. Others have asserted that the roles of women in hisplays were prominent for the time and culture that he lived in. That such contrastingviews could be…

In Ir?ne, Voltaire wrote, ?Shakespeare is a savage with sparks of genius which shine in dreadful darkness of night. ? One of Shakespeare’s sparks of genius was in his use of masks. These masks put characters in a sort of ?darkness of night,? allowing them to become someone else. They are used for imagery, so…

I believe that Twelfth Night is a satirical fantasy comedy with an outrageously improbable plot that depends on the imagination of the audience. The implausible situations and unrealistic coincidences require a suspension of disbelief to revel in the entertainment value of the play. The comedy engages in real life themes, such as love, mistaken identities,…

When Malvolio enters in Act 3 Scene 4 the audience are in anticipation as to how he will be dressed and how he acts. They were told two scenes previously that he is dressed ‘most villainously’, in cross-gartered yellow stockings. There is a short scene separating the two in which the audience’s excitement and anticipation…

Throughout “Twelfth Night” there is much foolery, fantasy and mistaken identity. These incidents have made the play more fun, interesting and surprising and have certainly given the play a few twists. Olivia and Viola-Cesario (I, v) The first and most important case of mistaken identity in my opinion, began in Act 1, scene 5, in…

In act 1 scene 5 we first learn about Viola’s behaviour from Sir.Toby. He enters the room “half drunk” after delaying Viola. He then proceeds to tell Olivia that he thinks Viola is a lecher, “I defy lechery. There’s one at the gate”. Viola doesn’t pay much attention to this description as she thinks that…

If I were directing Act 2 Scene 5, the feature I would most emphasise is the comic potential that underlies in the script. The immediate slapstick comedy that is noticed by everyone seems to cover up the dark comedy of the scene, which is where the comedy is leading to something nasty. This is particularly…

Love is arguably the most popular theme for writers and readers alike throughout the entire history of literature. It provides the fundamental framework around which spawn the many other conspiracies and sub-stories that make up an entertaining read. Twelfth Night is no exception to this theory, with love being the focal point, right the way…