Malvolio

Maria is an example of someone who could manipulate others when she had ruined Malvolio 's life by fooling him into thinking Olivia loves him. Maria tells Malvolio through a love letter that Malvolio must wear cross-gartered stockings and prance around Olivia. But Malvolio just looks insane distinction finds amusement off of Malvolio 's pain: Maria says to Sir Toby, "He shall find most feeling impersonated/ I can write very like my lady, your niece/ on a…

Shakespeare’s Attitude to Puritanism in his Plays The term “Puritan” appeared in England around 1565 as a reference to the abuse of religious propaganda in the period. German refugees brought into England the notion of pure primitive church and purity of reform. One of the first printed uses of the term originated in a Catholic attack on an Anglican policy statement and later as an argument of Protestant leaders against Elizabeth’s keeping of the crucifix on her chapel altar. Puritanism can be…

self gratification is stronger. We instead deceive ourselves into believing our love is of pure intent. Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, illustrates this concept through the lives of Malvolio, Sir Toby Belch, and Duke Orsino. Malvolio has misled himself into believing he is worthy of Olivia’s love. Malvolio is a man without compassion and so loving companionship is not possible. He claims to be a man of God yet has deluded himself into believing that his treatment of others is…

distracted, when Orsino loves Olivia, he is dramatic, and when Malvolio loves Olivia, he is willing to do whatever Olivia tells him. One of the ways that Shakespeare displays this theme, is through olivia’s love for Cesario. It is quite evident that she is distracted by his looks when talking to him. For example, at one point Cesario is angry with Olivia, because she made a fool out of him. Olivia replies to his voice of anger, with…

“O, you are sick of self-love, Malvolio, and taste with a distempered appetite” (1.5.89-90). Malvolio is only a servant in Olivia’s house but yet, he thinks himself better than others. His vanity causes him the trouble he later finds himself in after his struggle for power with Sir Toby. His self-love also exposes him and makes him the perfect target for Sir Toby and Maria’s joke which is the most entertaining part of the play. Sir Toby and Maria makes fun of Malvolio by faking a love letter…

Toby – conceive a plan to fool Malvolio in believing he resides in Olivia’s heart. Watts explains in his introduction that, “love can be both a benign and a malign madness.” (p. 12), suggesting that love can be the cause of madness, if not indeed itself an example of madness. Malvolio falls privy to love, when tricked by the festive three into believing a letter expressing Olivia’s love for an unnamed steward is penned in her hand, discussing him. This inspires Malvolio to express his love by…

Maira who is a very clever serving-woman for Olivia, decides along with Sir Toby that they want to play a trick on Malvolio who is Olivia 's head servant. The trick was to write a letter to malvolio saying that it was from Olivia to make him believe that she loved him. “Get you all three into the boxtree. Malvolio’s coming down this walk. He has been yonder i’ the sun practising behavior to his own shadow…

allusion does not provide a detailed description of the thing or individuals to which it refers. From the monologue, Malvolio uses the word ‘Notorious wrong’. The conventional meaning of the word notorious is well known or famous, typically for a given bad deed or quality. The combination of the two words suggests that Malvolio implies that the receiver of the message, who Malvolio refers to as Madam is known for doing wrongs. As such, instead of referring directly to that fact, allusion enables…

In the midst of a prank gone too far, Malvolio finds himself daydreaming about a reality where he and the Countess are together and he is no longer of lower status: “To be Count Malvolio!” (No Fear Shakespeare: Twelfth Night 2.5.2-7). Malvolio appears to be very in love with (the idea of) Olivia and plays it out in his mind, and then he finds a planted note leading him to believe his feelings are mutual, truly beginning a long journey for Malvolio of extreme displays of passion and mental abuse…

ambition, and even moral propriety. Throughout the play, foolish behavior is often confused with "madness" or "lunacy." Duke Orsino is clearly only in love with the idea of love itself and views Olivia as just the object of his foolish love. Because Malvolio is blinded by his own self love, his apparent "love" for Olivia is presented as just stupidity. Olivia is sparked by pride while searching for love. Duke Orsino is in love with the idea of love itself, not Olivia.…