Malvolio

Deception through appearance is a literary device comedies use to entertain their audience and create the plot and additional subplots of the storyline. In Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night the character Viola lands on the shores of Illyria after being involved in a shipwreck. Furthermore, she disguises herself as Cesario to serve for the local Duke, Orsino. In Billy Wilder’s movie Some Like it Hot Joe and Jerry disguise as women to join an all-female band which is headed to Miami. Through the…

Twelfth Night The implicit message that stereotypes in Twelfth Night are challenged is misleading. Shakespeare conveys a general message about social issues in their society that is later contradicted in the play. The outsiders of the plotline, Malvolio and Antonio, remain lower class citizens that are taken advantage of by higher class. Olivia acts foolishly, further promoting the weaker women stereotype. Love is not questioned for its authenticity and is taken at first hand. Through theses…

not think anything would happen, she thought that everything would be normal and people’s feelings would not get involved; she was thinking micro not macro. Eventually individuals start caring for each other and that is what Viola did not foresee. Malvolio was trying to grow out his social class, he was said to be a servant. His strive for this development is what caused this controversy between Maria, Olivia and him. Maria made him believe that Viola wanted to marry him. Sir Toby saw it…

What Shakespeare does in his comedic play Twelfth Night is that he deconstructs notions of gender and social class; however, he also stresses the futility of going against said social norms especially in Elizabethan society. Throughout the play, clothing is shown as a prime marker for, among other things, identity and social class. Some characters use clothing as a means of climbing up the social ladder; whereas others happen to flip the gender script by using clothing to highlight that gender…

Sir Toby Belch is somewhat of a complex character. In the scenes that Toby is present in, he shows many different sides of himself. He can be very childish at times and doesn't follow anyone’s rules but his own. Sir Toby can be intelligent and he shows this through his wit and humor throughout the entire play. Lastly, he is a drunk that uses Sir Andrew for his wealth to get him into certain events so he can enjoy excessive amounts of alcohol. Sir Toby Belch is a character with many different…

Antonio In love with Olivia Malvolio Party Pooper (Crashes the party) Bad Evil Lier His name contains “Mal” which means bad. “I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you.”(366, 5.1) “Madam, you have done me wrong, Notorious wrong.” (317, 5.1) Servant of Olivia Does not like Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Maria because of the prank. Maria Clever She knows Olivia's handwriting and uses it for the letter to Malvolio. “for I know this letter…

Girls disguise themselves as boys? The play Twelfth Night and the movie She’s the Man are not similar at all. First of all, the traits of the characters in the play are not at all similar to the ones in the movie. Secondly, the plot is different in the movie than the play. Finally, the disguises and cross dressings are for different purposes. Here are the many differences I found in the play and the movie. Firstly, the characters in She’s the Man and Twelfth Night are very different. In She's…

Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, explores the effects of deception and trickery. Shakespeare’s characters are unaware the world they see is an illusion. Shakespeare sets the stage for a comedic adventure through Illyria starring conspiracy and intrigue. Niccolò Machiavelli, on the other hand, is attempting to shed light on how politics works in the world through The Prince. Machiavelli presents disturbing truths about the behavior of humanity, thus earning himself sinister notoriety.…

upon the sixth of January (hence the name) and the significance of the holiday in the play is clear when considering the way in which the play capitalises on the acceptable idea of misrule. Examples of misrule in the play include the mistreatment of Malvolio, and the fool, Feste, being one of the most intelligent characters present. By capitalising on the ideas of twelfth night, the play can easily embrace the idea of misrule and the suspension of the expected social…

Relationship Contrasts in Twelfth Night In his play Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare plays with identity when it comes to gender and to love. As the paths of his various characters cross, it becomes clear that he is writing relationships where romantic relationships are weak, but family and master/servant relationships are strong. A strong relationship is the master/servant relationship between Sebastian and Antonio. Antonio heals up Sebastian after the shipwreck, and he is very devoted to…