Illyria

alcohol immensely. In the very first scene that we are introduced to Toby he is indisposed and throughout most of the play, he is drunk. “With drinking health to my niece. I’ll drink to her as long as there is a passage in my throat and drink in Illyria.” (1.3 17) In this passage Sir Toby reveals one of the main reasons that he drinks. He doesn’t want Olivia to undergo the same disastrous fate that most of her family has had. Although drinking is a main part of Sir Toby’s life at the end of the…

social standards in a society. In fact, ones who break those social constructs can never achieve a happy ending, as society deems them mad. In Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, after Viola has been shipwrecked in a violent storm off the coast of Illyria and disguises herself as a boy, she, thus disguised becomes a messenger in the service of Orsino, the Duke, and a part of a love-triangle between herself, Orsino, and Olivia, another noblewoman. Over the course of the play, characters, such…

When visiting a different country for example, Albania. In Albania, everyone seems very welcoming and genuine to their visitors. Although not as many people do visit Albania than some other European countries, however, there’s always been a saying that American’s are usually rude and not welcoming to tourist. After visiting Albania I believe that statement is accurate. As I was leaving the gate and running off to the arrival stand to get my passport checked, the man behind the stand over heard…

exemplified strongly in the characters Viola, Maria, and Orsino. In William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night a duke named Orsino longs for the love of Nobel Woman named Olivia, she, her servant Maria and Malvolio live luxuriously in a place called Illyria, at the same time a girl named Viola is shipwrecked on the Illyrian shores, where she enlists the help of a sea captain to aid her in masquerading as a man to earn Orsino's trust and confess her love to him. My first example of deception…

a man named Cesario, for protection and to obtain employment by Duke Orsino: the most powerful duke of Illyria. The play shows the adventure of Viola as Cesario, especially the love triangle that was developed between Orsino, Viola, and Olivia. To make things worse olivia’s steward, Malvolio,…

different means, these additional benefits are all provided through disguising one’s self to another superficial identity. In Shakespeare’s literature Twelfth Night, disguise grants the protagonist, Viola, a chance to survive in the foreign land of Illyria. As Shakespeare portrays, women are too vulnerable to live…

predominantly in the East. The Byzantine Empire was originally founded as Byzantium with its capital being Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The most common language spoken in Byzantine at the time was Greek. Justinian I was born in Illyria at Tauresium, and was the nephew of Justin I, the current emperor, before Justinian took over. He was the son of a Slavic peasant, and was called Sabbatius originally. Justinian was educated at Constantinople, and named consul in…

Kietzman, Mary Jo. "Will Personified: Viola as Actor-Author in Twelfth Night." Criticism 54.2 (2012): 257-89. Web. Identity and status weigh on the players and plays themselves. Actors were being portrayed as professionals and characterizing them in a radiant light aside from their characters. For Viola, at the time, women were not permitted on the stage. Viola’s player would in turn be a male playing a female, playing a male as Cesario. Caldecott, Henry Stratford (1896). Our English Homer, or…

In the play, Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare viola survives a shipwrecked where she was separated from her twin brother, not knowing if he is dead or alive, in Illyria. Being as resourceful as viola is she decides to cross dress as a man and take a job at Duke Orinos court. This shows that viola is able to adapt to different things. She had a well-orchestrated plan in a foreign place, and that she is a strong character. “O, then unfold the passion of my love, Surprise her with discourse…

Excerpt #3 This passage is spoken by the titular character in Othello in the third Scene of the first Act of the play. This excerpt is Othello trying to convince the Duke and his senators to let Desdemona go to Cyprus with him, not so he can have sex with her, but rather because he loves her for her sharp mind. Since Othello is speaking to the Duke and his senators, he has a very confident, defiant tone while still being grounded in his support for Desdemona. Othello saying, “I will your serious…