Malvolio

(Sebastian and Antonio), and love used to hurt (Malvolio). In “Othello”, love is first used as strength, then as a stumbling block, then as a reason for ruin. Love also becomes a source of obsession. In both plays, Shakespeare uses tragedy to show that love isn’t pure, marriage is a trap of sorts, and jealously is the root of conflict. “Twelfth Night” contains a litany of pairings, some that come into fruition, some that do not: Olivia and Malvolio, Oliva and Sebastian (or, alternatively,…

especially when that person is in deep love, as seen when Creon is confused about his sons threat to not let Antigone die alone and Haemon is tired of his father’s wrongdoing, so he kills himself, and seen when Malvolio mistakes Olivia’s commands to go to sleep as going to bed with her, and Malvolio, after finding out that a ruse was played on him, goes back to being a regular servant, who has…

including being manipulative and cruel. In the novel it is obvious to see that he is a very unkind and childish human being. In the Twelfth Night Sir Toby plays an important role throughout the story. Sir Toby demonstrates cruel behavior. After he gulled Malvolio into making a fool of himself, he afterwards called him crazy and possessed, then finally he said “Come, we'll have him in a dark room and bound.”(Act III scene iiii). So to make matters worse he locked him up. After his fooling of Sir…

What begins as just a prank to teach Malvolio a lesson in humility (2.3.168) grows into a cruel scheme to fool him into madness, (3.4.135)- a sadistic goal that is much more demonstrative of a punishment than a joke. The prank is revealed to Malvolio at the end of the play with Feste taunting him about his foolish pride (5.1.369-376). Malvolio storms off-stage in a fury lesson seemingly unlearned and much more focused on the base cruelty…

Determination stems from an idea inspired from one’s dreams and desires. When Maria Wrote a letter to Malvolio in Olivia’s hand writing, Maria had put herself at a risk of someone finding out about the prank, but it was the determination that kept the prank alive. Maria could’ve easily messed up the handwriting if she wasn’t careful enough, but Maria kept going through with her plan even after Malvolio was put in a cellar and sending the fool dressed up as Sir Topas. The determination it takes…

He does this through the character of Malvolio and his unrequited love for Olivia, and Antonio and his (some have suspected) romantic relationship with Sebastian. Both of these characters must watch the ones they love rejoice in love with other people. Malvolio is forced to face the fact that Olivia never really loved him, contrary to his previous beliefs. If it is so that the relationship between…

Themes are universal lessons and subjects in a piece of writing or book. Both Hamlet and the Twelfth Night have universal themes. The two plays teach valuable lessons throughout the actions going on. Readers are able to recognize themes throughout the plays based on the specific characteristics of each of the plays. The two books have some clear differences. The Twelfth Night was written in 1601 while Hamlet was written in 1599. The different times of being written can allow the reader to…

Love and Conflicts in Twelfth Night In the old days people mostly entertained themselves through plays and theatre. One of the greatest playwriter at that time was Shakespeare. Shakespeare is a very known playwriter who's plays are all over the world today. In one of his play's called Twelfth Night, he shows us how human emotions drive people to make either good or bad decisions. Some of the actions these characters take lead to good or bad consequences that teaches the audience a lesson. There…

the reader that it is through clothes that gender is defined. The intention of making Sebastian and Viola twins further hints at the idea of gender fluidity. Furthermore, at Olivia’s first meeting with Cesario, she asks Malvolio how Orsino’s new love messenger looks like and Malvolio replies “of mankind” indicating that ‘Cesario’ looks like the average man (Shakespeare 1200, Act 1 Scene 5 line 144). Viola, by simply changing her exterior appearance is able to fool others into believing she is a…

In seventeenth century England, it was extremely taboo for women to act any form of theatre, even when scripts call for a female role. Consequently, all performances, including all of Shakespeare 's works, during this era were of all male cast. Since it is no longer out of the norm for females to take part in theatre, Lisa Wolpe has directed multiple plays, in which were originally all male performances, with full female casts. One such play was her twist on Williams Shakespeare’s Twelfth…