Viola

Two violins, one viola, and a cello played Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76, No.3 (Emperor), II in quadruple meter and in the form of one homophonic theme with four polyphonic variations. The theme is introduced by the entire quartet in an conjunct melody that has three unique phrases. The first phrase, “A”, is the first to be introduced and repeated a second time, “A-A”. Phrase “A” moves smoothly from mid to high in ascending and descending conjunct intervals and is repeated. A second…

have drowned, headed to the nearby Island in search of refuge. Viola did not think that she could get by as a women in the country therefore, she dressed in her brother 's clothes and took an the alter ego of Cesario. She found herself a job as a servant to Duke Orsino who was madly in love with Olivia. Viola was appointed to woo Olivia and Orsino’s behalf, but to Viola’s alarm, Olivia fell in love with her and at the same time, Viola was falling for Orsino. This love triangle ensues…

saving Keita, in this case, is fulfilled. Viola also faces discrimination because of her race and her sex, but ignores it in order to follow her dreams. She aspires to investigate and report about important news stories rather than writing for the sports section of the newspaper. One day, she heads toward a mob that is created by the people who are concerned about foreigners entering Freedom State. There is a passage of dialogue, which reveals how Viola is treated by the people at the…

From the quill of esteemed playwright, William Shakespeare, comes the comedy, Twelfth Night, a play often credited as one of the first to examine the complex dynamics of gender and how it is performed. In Act I, Scene V, Viola, dressed as Cesario, meets Olivia for the first time and begins to unravel the complex inner-workings of an interesting dynamic between the two of them. Following a beautiful deliverance of Duke Orsino’s message, Cesario improvises an eloquent speech about how he would…

Monster-in-Law perpetuates the gender stereotype that women are lesser than men. Monster-in-Law, the 2005 rom-com from director Robert Luketic, tells the story of dog walking, temp Charlie, her fiancé Dr. Kevin Fields, and his mother Viola Fields. After a faked medical emergency, Viola moves in with her son and Charlie. When Dr. Fields leaves town for a medical conference,…

Viola and the Wife of Bath enter the public sphere, in other words, into the male world and presents a different perspective of the society. This act of venturing into the male word, can be seen as transgression, given that women are not meant to be part of the public sphere. Arguably, The Wife of Bath, seems to be of a lower class despite marrying for money. Her act of participating in a bet among other contenders, the majority being male, adds to her notoriety as differing from the female…

Literary Elements in Twelfth night While writing, the writers have to have the skill to mesmerize their readers and to convey the message powerfully and effectively. To keep the attention of the readers intact, the authors use special technique and skill. This technique lies in their skilful use of the literary components. In the composition of literary work, the common components are plot, setting, characters, theme, mood, tone, structure, language, metaphor, allusion, symbolism etc. These…

order. The play’s central character, Viola, is a young woman pretends to be a manservant and ends up entangled in a love triangle. Thus, the most the obvious example of Shakespeare’s playing with the social order is the cross-dressing aspect of the play. It is the most prevalent, but not the sole example that could be suggested as a subversion of ideas of social and moral order. Other situations which arise throughout the play do feature the character of Viola, who is the central character of…

these affections can seem unreasonable. William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night explores the idea about people performing irrational actions when in love. In particular, Shakespeare demonstrates this concept through the characters Orsino, Malvolio and Viola. To begin, Orsino is shown to be madly in love with Olivia, who unfortunately has no romantic feelings towards him. Despite this reality, Orsino constantly sends messages through his attendants to Olivia in hope to receive a positive reply.…

“Not yet old enough for a man, nor young enough for a boy-as a squash is before ‘tis a/ peascod or a codling when ‘tis almost an apple” (Shakespeare.II.ii.155-1556). Malvolio says this to Olivia after encountering Cesario. Cesario being a girl in reality has many feminine features which makes Malvolio question his/her appearance. This is one of the many examples regarding identity confusion. In Twelfth Night, mistaken identity adds confusion in the play. Mistaken identity also incorporates…