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Jul 31, 2015 · Toggle Contents Act and scene list. Characters in the Play ; Entire Play Twelfth Night—an allusion to the night of festivity preceding the Christian celebration of the Epiphany—combines love, confusion, mistaken identities, and joyful discovery.After the twins Sebastian and Viola survive a shipwreck, neither knows that the other is alive.
Jun 22, 2023 · Analysis. Scene 5 introduces the audience to one of Shakespeare’s most interesting archetypes: the clown or fool. In this case, Feste embodies this role. Clowns or fools are entertainers, but ...
Viola/Cesario. Viola is a young woman from a noble background, and the twin sister of Sebastian, who finds herself shipwrecked on the island of Illyria. She is cunning and independent, disguising herself as the male Cesario to gain employment in Count Orsino’s court. There, she uses her shrewdness and eloquence to gain Orsino’s trust.
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The steward in charge of the servants at Olivia's house. A stuck-up killjoy, Malvolio annoys the other members of the household by constantly condescending to and scolding them. In revenge, Maria, Sir Toby, and others play a prank on Malvolio that adds comic relief to Twelfth Night, but also reveals Malvolio's ambition, arrogance, and self-love.
Oct 8, 2019 · Nevertheless, let’s try to analyse some of Twelfth Night ’s most salient themes and features. Plot summary of Twelfth Night. Act 1. The play opens with the Duke of Illyria, Orsino, pining away with love for Olivia, a countess whose father died a year ago and whose brother has recently died. Olivia has vowed to shut herself away from society ...
Viola. Like most of Shakespeare’s heroines, Viola is a tremendously likable figure. She has no serious faults, and we can easily discount the peculiarity of her decision to dress as a man, since it sets the entire plot in motion. She is the character whose love seems the purest. The other characters’ passions are fickle: Orsino jumps from ...
