In William Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night, Shakespeare seems to be implying that intelligence and the way you use it is imperative to success. Whilst Feste is left alone to his thoughts as Maria fetches Olivia he says, “Those wits, that think they have thee, do very oft prove fools; and I, that am sure I lack thee, may pass for a wise man…’Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit’ ”(I.IV.). Feste explains here that it is much better to be intelligent and act like a fool than to act intelligent when you are in fact a fool. What this means is that if you are intelligent, use it to your benefit. However, if you are not intelligent, do not try and act as though you are as it makes you more foolish. While others such as Malvolio and Sir. Andrew
