In some instances, Shakespeare 's play 'Twelfth Night ' could be seen as a romantic comedy due to the common themes of despair and infatuation that the audience find to be amusing. The play 's main focus is romantic love, and the many aspects of comedy derive from seeing characters pining after one another. However, the play itself could be seen as a satire due to the stereotypical vision of love that is created. Shakespeare often mocks the idealistic image of love by demonstrating emotions as exaggerated and overwhelming for all characters involved. It is for this reason that I believe 'Twelfth Night ' to be predominantly a satire, as the humour is found in the ridiculing of love.
The romantic comedy aspect of the play can be seen as many …show more content…
During his famous monologue, the lovesick Duke states 'If music be the food of love, play on... ' The whole situation could be seen as rather comedic as in the state of melancholy, Orsino is listening to 'sad ' music. The phrase itself demonstrates that Orsino wishes to be surrounded by music to forget of his feelings towards Olivia. The use of the noun 'food ' exaggerates that idea the Orsino cannot live without the return of Olivia 's love, the same way that a human would not be able to survive without nourishment. This matches a stereotypical romantic comedy in which the main character would be a man who simply seeks the love of a woman he knows little about. This adds to the romantic comedy part of the play as Shakespeare has created a typical setting for the plot to develop and for characters to begin getting involved with one another further. The play appears to be more humorous as the plot develops due to the fact that Orsino is rather direct with letting Olivia know how he feels by sending 'Cesario '. This is also a feature that is common in typical romantic comedy in which there would be additional characters that try to help the relationship deepen, perhaps even getting more involved than they had intended to be, as was the case with
The romantic comedy aspect of the play can be seen as many …show more content…
During his famous monologue, the lovesick Duke states 'If music be the food of love, play on... ' The whole situation could be seen as rather comedic as in the state of melancholy, Orsino is listening to 'sad ' music. The phrase itself demonstrates that Orsino wishes to be surrounded by music to forget of his feelings towards Olivia. The use of the noun 'food ' exaggerates that idea the Orsino cannot live without the return of Olivia 's love, the same way that a human would not be able to survive without nourishment. This matches a stereotypical romantic comedy in which the main character would be a man who simply seeks the love of a woman he knows little about. This adds to the romantic comedy part of the play as Shakespeare has created a typical setting for the plot to develop and for characters to begin getting involved with one another further. The play appears to be more humorous as the plot develops due to the fact that Orsino is rather direct with letting Olivia know how he feels by sending 'Cesario '. This is also a feature that is common in typical romantic comedy in which there would be additional characters that try to help the relationship deepen, perhaps even getting more involved than they had intended to be, as was the case with