The Twelfth

I had never been a good writer, nor had I ever enjoyed writing, and the reality of being an ESL (English as a second language) student in high school only deepened the obstacle between me and writing. Besides adopting a language that I have never used in the majority of my life, I always had trouble in transferring my thoughts onto paper. When the former had been enhanced throughout taking ESL courses in eleventh grade, the latter had remained the same. I was simply unable to imagine how people…

love in the form of Orsino’s messenger, Cesario. When Cesario’s twin brother Sebastian comes into the picture, Olivia is mistaken and believes they are the same person. She eventually asks him to marry her, to which he agrees. In the final act of Twelfth Night, Olivia finds herself absolutely crushed by love when Cesario comes back into the picture, rather than Sebastian, and Cesario has no knowledge of the marriage. “Ay me, detested! How am I beguiled!.. Alas, it is the baseness of thy fear…

Using the Writing Process to Write a Narrative Essay Growing up I never thought I would leave my country (Cameroon), not until I was at least a high school graduate to further my education either in the U. S or Canada. Cameroon is located in central Africa and is bothered by countries such as Nigeria and Congo. Cameroon is the place I called home until the age of the age of twelve, which was when I left for the United States. Two weeks prior to our departure, my mother and I went on a trip to…

Generational differences are consistent through Moliere's Tartuffe. Yet, the period in which this narrative occurs may not read well to a modern audience who may not be familiar with family dynamics of the time. Staging the play in modern-day Manhattan, New York, highlights the generational differences between characters in Tartuffe, allowing modern audiences to relate to the comedic themes in the play. In the opening scene, Madam Parnell's criticisms resemble criticisms of many Baby Boomers,…

One of the most time honored pieces of literature is the tale of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. The entire story is based around two young lovers but was it really love that they feel or is it something else? Love is a mystical word because it is a noun that is used to describe itself. Everyone experiences and has felt it so why is it so hard to define if every human knows what it is? There are so many components that all come together to form a different feeling each time.…

Have you ever desired to have something or someone so badly that you would do anything to have it? For example, in the movie Shrek, Shrek had a desire for Princess Fiona so badly that he did anything and everything to be with her. Well, when I think about love and what a person would do for love two stories come to mind, and they are "Pyramus and Thisbe" by Ovid and Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. These characters in the story have many obstacles, barriers, and limitation that tried to…

In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Olivia, a noble woman in the land of Illyria, is sought after for marriage by more people than any other character in the play. Even with multiple choices for a husband, she still ends up dissatisfied with love. Some of these men who seek her hand in marriage range from servant to nobles just like her, but not one of them can satisfy her. Even though love is one of the most central themes in the play, Olivia still cannot find a two way relationship. She can…

of desiring the best for another person. Unfortunately, humans are rarely capable of achieving true love as our desire for 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…

Introduction “We must become the change we wish to see in the world.”. Mahatma Gandhi In the story, The Eleventh Plague Stephen (the Protagonist) has to live through a dystopia where China nuked America and people are dying from a strand of super flu that China created. In my companion book first you will go inside a plane and find a can of pears, then you will travel into the world of flashbacks, after that you will find out how Stephen being alone is so important to the book, find out what…

One of the most interesting characters in Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet is Mercutio. We never know what he looks like on the outside, but his character traits are vivid, like a bouquet of flowers. Mercutio is Romeo’s good friend, they share life, stories and thought together. Shakespeare created Mercutio in direct opposition to Romeo, the main character. Even though Mercutio's life in the play is very short his appearance dominates the dialogue and the action whenever he appears in…