In act 2 of Twelfth night, Shakespeare shows the audience that loving someone is risky because you can be tricked. In act 2 scene 3 sir Toby, sir andrew and fester were partying until malvolio shows up and ends it. Then the three made a revenge letter to malvolio tricking him in thinking it was sent by Olivia saying she loves him. This is very risky for malvolio because he loves her and now he thinks she loves him back and everything they said in the letter was false. In act 2 scene 5 Maria dropped off the letter to malvolio and malvolio was fooled by the letter. Malvolio …show more content…
In act 3 scene 2 malvolio is really in love with Olivia and believes that the letter is sent by Olivia. Maria joins sir Toby to let him know that the plan against malvolio is working and he's wearing yellow stockings just like what they said in the letter. This is bad for malvolio because he is being tricked and is doing the opposite of what Olivia wants. Shakespeare is showing us again that love can be tricked in many ways and it can make a fool out of yourself. In act 3 scene 4 malvolio is completely dressed in clothes Olivia strongly dislikes and talking and smiling that will offend Olivia. Olivia can only think of her dead brother and is starting to think that malvolio is mentally crazy. Malvolio on the other hand thinks he's done a very good job at winning her over. Shakespeare keeps tricking the characters and the characters are to foolish to see