Twelfth Night Monologue Analysis

The monologue is from the Twelfth Night. That monologue encompasses various literary elements that have varying significance to the monologue itself and the readers as well. The extent of this significance is dependent on the extent of the meaning that the literary devices add to the monologue. Therefore, the literary devices and elements employed in the monologue add meaning to it, make it more interesting, provide an understanding of how various elements can be analyzed in society and particularly literature and pose a challenge to the audience of the monologue.
Allusion
Allusion is a literary element that refers to a brief or indirect reference to a thing, a person, an idea or a place of political, cultural, literary or historical importance. Nevertheless, allusion does not provide a detailed description of the thing or individuals to which it refers. From the monologue, Malvolio uses the word ‘Notorious wrong’. The conventional meaning of the word notorious is well known or famous, typically for a given bad deed or quality. The combination of the two words suggests that Malvolio implies that the receiver of the message, who Malvolio refers to as Madam is known for doing wrongs. As such, instead of referring directly to that fact, allusion enables the author to let the readers deduce …show more content…
The choosing of such words is a form of diction. The significance of diction as a literary element is that it enables the writer to build and convey a typical mood, atmosphere and tone to the readers. Additionally, the choice of words of the writer or use of diction conveys the feelings of the writer toward the work of literature as well as affects the attitude of the readers towards that given literary work. From the monologue, diction is marked by the author’s use of the figures of