The Twelfth

Shakespeare’s comparison of ignorance to darkness and hell in Twelfth Night illustrates the ironies inflicted on the main characters and shows that as long as they do not know the true state of their situations, they will be in the agony of their own personal hells. Feste and Malvolio deliver a shared simile in 4.2, which reveals the foundational theme of the play: the characters in Olivia’s house (sphere of influence) are ignorant of their true situations. MALVOLIO. I say to you this house…

How Messed Up Can Twelfth Night Really Be? In Twelfth Night Shakespeare constantly has his characters lie and deceive each other in order to get what they want or to hide who they really are.Shakespeare employs trickery in his play in order to reveal the true nature of the characters. Both the people who are being tricked and doing the tricking are being deceived. Viola shows multiple acts of deception in Shakespeare 's play Twelfth Night. Viola decides that she wants to disguise…

In the play “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare, there is a lot of deception and deceivery. Some of it is for necessity, Some for another’s benefit, and even some of it is just for fun. I will be explaining some of the trickery that goes on throughout the play. Viola most likely deceives the most people by disguising herself as a man, not as a way to manipulate people and get what she wants, but she does it as a way of survival. She originally did it so she could get a job performing and…

The play, Twelfth Night or What You Will, has many parts that contribute to the plot of the story and helps it get put together. One key element seen throughout the play is the deceptiveness of apperences, or in other words, how people hide who they really are in the story. This is used throughout the play for various reasons, either to protect oneself or to try to get a better understanding of your surrondings. Not only that, but disguises are used to help with the plot and to help keep the…

Twelfth Night to She’s the Man In the comedy play Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare explores the key idea of Hidden Identity through his characterisation of Viola and Duke Orsino. He also explores how in some situations girls/boys have to dress or pretend to be someone they’re not to fit into society. This idea has been transformed into a modern day context in the Andy Fickmans film She’s the Man. She used the same characters that were in both texts but placed in a new setting and a new…

The Twelfth Night: Gender Roles and Disguise Shakespeare often wrote his characters to portray literal and figurative disguises in order to accomplish some sort of goal. This idea was exemplified and prevalent in The Twelfth Night; a Shakespearean comedy written between 1599 and 1601. In this play, the main protagonist, Viola, disguises herself upon arrival to the country of Illyria to search for her brother, Sebastian, who was lost and thought to be dead after a shipwreck and storm. She…

Shakespeare’s plays often touch on themes of love, marriage, and affection (of both the platonic and sensual matter). This is especially evident in both “Twelfth Night” and “Othello”, one being his “farewell to wit” and the other being a tragedy. Since both plays contain elements of tragedy, it is possible to examine love as a tragedy of sorts. In “Twelfth Night”, there are marriages without love (Sebastian and Olivia), love without marriages (Sebastian and Antonio), and love used to hurt…

At the end of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the characters end up with something they weren’t seeking despite the happy marriages because the characters push aside their original feelings. Orsino’s undying love for Olivia vanishes at the end of the play when he marries Viola at the drop of a hat. Olivia’s love for Viola or “Cesario” is disregarded when she marries Sebastian. Malvolio wants Olivia’s affection but he truly desires a higher social ranking. Spontaneity is part of love's irrationality…

Twelfth Night Analytical Essay In the context of the Renaissance, our female main character Viola is considered to be intelligent and witty. She should be the perfect combination of beauty and rational. Since she fell in love with the Duke, Viola decided to dress as a man to approach Orsino. The Duke soon appreciates Viola’s words and her wisdom reactions. Even, eventually, she gets the Duke’s love. But a great girl like Viola also has her moment of being foolish. After Viola heard the…

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.…