Feste

Shakespeare shows the parallelism of the cast through their behaviour, roles, and through the love that is brought to the characters. The behaviour of high class and low class characters are demonstrated through the words and actions of Olivia and Feste. In Shakespeare’s play, Valentine speaks of Olivia’s words and announces, “But from her handmaid do return this answer:/ The element itself, till seven years’ heat,/ Shall not behold her face at ample view;/ But, like a cloistress, she will…

In Shakespeare's play he uses two types of masks in his plays, literal masks and figurative masks. The play Twelfth Night, is about a girl named Viola who thinks her brother is dead, so she dresses like him and calls herself Cesario to mourn for him. Eventually a girl name Olivia falls in love with Cesario, but is really falling in love with Viola. Then later in the play Sebastian comes back alive, Viola and Sebastian are both happy that they knew each other was alive. But Sebastian is confused…

that as long as they do not know the true state of their situations, they will be in the agony of their own personal hells. Feste and Malvolio deliver a shared simile in 4.2, which reveals the foundational theme of the play: the characters in Olivia’s house (sphere of influence) are ignorant of their true situations. MALVOLIO. I say to you this house is dark. FESTE. There is no darkness but ignorance… MALVOLIO. I say this house is as dark as ignorance, though ignorance were as dark as…

and were employed by aristocrats purely for entertainment and servitude. Their purpose was to entertain through humour and insults mitigated by irony and sarcasm. In Twelfth Night, Feste is in the employment of the noble lady, Olivia/ As a noble lady, employer, and member of the upper-class, Olivia posses power over Feste, especially political and social power due to her status and authority in Illyria’s society. Despite Feste’s wit and wisdom, his knowledge does not prove enough to allow him to…

magical to the poor. A hat that can play music anytime, anywhere. This hat could only be found in the castle of Illyria and to get there, Viola would need help from the one and only, Feste the Feisty Frog. 3. Feste was Viola’s best friend who also helped her plan out her robberies. The day they decided to rob the castle, Feste leaped UP, UP, UP, the walls of the castle, and threw a…

only plays the fool so that he can seem all the better when he redeems himself, though Feste’s character in Twelfth Night seems content to let the others continue to believe him a fool, with the exception of Viola who sees through his illusion: “[Feste] is wise enough to play the fool, and to do that well craves a kind of wit” (3.1.59). Viola and Feste’s confrontation magnifies the theme of illusion versus reality that appears in both Hamlet and Henry IV- neither are quite what they show to…

During the introduction of Olivia and her court, Feste, the fool, jokes about the death of Olivia’s brother. He amuses Olivia, so she asks Malvolio for his opinion on Feste’s humor. Bluntly, Malvolio insults the fool for his insolence and marvels at how Olivia can tolerate him. Olivia disregards Malvolio’s…

In the play “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare, there is a lot of deception and deceivery. Some of it is for necessity, Some for another’s benefit, and even some of it is just for fun. I will be explaining some of the trickery that goes on throughout the play. Viola most likely deceives the most people by disguising herself as a man, not as a way to manipulate people and get what she wants, but she does it as a way of survival. She originally did it so she could get a job performing and…

On September 24, 2017, I attended a performance of Twelfth Night, which was presented by the Wichita Shake Sphere Company and was performed in Wichita Scottish Rite. Twelfth Night was directed by Kevin Sower. Stage Manager was Amanda Denning and the costumes were designed by Jane Tanner. The play lasted for about two hours. And for me the two hours went by so fast, that I didn’t even realize it. They reason behind it could be because the play was very alluring and interesting! “Twelfth…

In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Machiavelli’s The Prince, deception is a tool that one uses to gain a personal advantage. Despite the negative connotation that is typically associated with deception, Twelfth Night and The Prince demonstrate how deception can bring a positive outcome. If one employs a deceptive appearance under necessary circumstances, the end result must be justifiable, even when a majority of people are willingly deceived. Characterized by her beauty and resourcefulness,…