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Analysis of Literary Devices in Twelfth Night. 1. Alliteration: It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. A play written in blank verse, Twelfth Night shows many examples of the use of alliteration. For example, “No man must know.”.
Twelfth Night is a play about desire’s power to override conventions of class, religion, and even gender. Several characters begin the play believing they want one thing, only to have love teach them they actually want something else. Orsino thinks he wants Olivia, until he falls in love with Viola (dressed as Cesario.)
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Fool, I’ll requite it in the highest degree. I prithee, be gone. Fool, I'll repay you for this many times over. Now please, go. The FOOL exits. Actually understand Twelfth Night Act 4, Scene 2. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.
Analysis: Act I, scenes i–ii. Viola’s plan for disguising herself in Act I, scene ii introduces one of the central motifs of the play: disguise and the identity confusion related to it. Similarly, Orsino’s mournful speech in Act I, scene i lets us know that the play will also concern matters of love: emotion, desire, and rejection.
In the Church of England, the Twelfth Night (or the eve of the Epiphany) was celebrated on January 5th, when celebrants sang songs, defaced doors with chalk, and ate Three Kings’ or Twelfth Night cake. One of the most popular Twelfth Night traditions was to hide a pea and a bean within the cake. The man who discovered the bean would be ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 3, scene 1. Scene 1. Synopsis: Viola (as Cesario), on her way to see Olivia, encounters first the Fool and then Sir Toby and Sir Andrew. Olivia, meeting Cesario, sends the others away and declares her love. Enter Viola and ⌜Feste, the Fool, playing a tabor.⌝. VIOLA Save thee, friend, and thy music. Dost thou live.
In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare introduces a cast of uproarious characters (including Malvolio, Toby Belch, and Andrew Aguecheek), and tells a story of fickle fortune, mourning, love, and reunion. The Shakescleare modern English translation of the play will help you comprehend Shakespeare’s language, and the play’s most important quotes ...
