Twelfth Night Opinion Essay Many people argue that Twelfth Night is a play that shouldn’t be taught in schools. Although Twelfth Night should stay as a teaching guide to grade nine students. The morals, English skills and humor taught in the book can help students not only in school academically, but also in real life situations.…
In the Twelfth Night he’s a handsome, rich Bachelor who is very poetic and is honestly just in love with love. His first line in the play shows how he feels about love, “If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting (1.1.1) His passion for love echoes to Voila and she begins to fall in love with him, which doesn’t work in her favor because he thinks she’s a man. He is head over heels in love with Olivia which bring him and Viola closer in the attempts that Viola might help Olivia fall in love with him. This leaves Viola caught in the middle of a love triangle, but not in the way she would like. Gacefully she helps Olivia with the grieving of her father and brother and shows Orisno what love is really like, not the fantasy’s that he developed in this head about Olivia.…
The sacrifice of the precious in order to satisfy the expectations of the self and of society often leads to pain and destruction. This is true in the Shakespeare play Much Ado About Nothing, when Claudio forfeits his marriage to Hero and sacrifices a life of happiness with her because he suspects her of infidelity. His willingness to abandon her reveals in him pride and a deep value for female chastity. Claudio’s pride in his power and control, as well as his rigid conformity to societal gender norms, provides insight into the way Shakespeare uses this play as a commentary on personal convictions and cultural expectations.…
My conscience is not painted white. I believe thou hath been possessed by a dark spirit at night, one that makes its host walk and talk and carry out activities normally done during the hours of the sun. Last night the spirit that possessed me forced images into my head. There was blood everywhere. The reddish brown, sticky liquid was rushing at me from all angles.…
Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy with unrequited love being one of the main focal points of the play. Despite the fact that resolutions are sought resulting in the play ending happily, where after much confusion, lovers come together, Shakespeare heavily focuses on when love does not work out as one may wish and the heartache it can bring. He shows the lengths characters will go to, for the ones they love even though it may bring them pain. This idea is brought to life Trevor Nunn’s 1996 film adaption of Shakespeare’s, “Twelfth Night.”…
Everyone has different personalities; some are more quiet and gentle, while others are wild and rambunctious. With this, comes a parent favoring the most compliable child. In The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, two sisters, Bianca and Katherine, have opposite personalities. Bianca is more calm and dependent, while Katherine is loud and outspoken, with their father, Baptista, favoring Bianca. These types of personalities lead parents to treat their children differently depending on their level of obedience.…
A Tragedy is a Result of one 's Insecurities A cowardly man will always find spineless reasons behind his actions that may result in a series of disastrous events. In the novel Othello by William Shakespeare, Iago demonstrates the character of an insecure man who encounters insecurities that come in the forms of jealousy, personal/sexuality, and identity. These insecurities have a key role in the development of the play and the creation of Othello’s tragedy.…
The author of this article presents to the reader an overview of Shakespearian theme utilized in the story Othello. He categorizes all the emotions revealed in the story into two main themes; love and pity. The writer further argues specific scenarios in the play where these themes can be distinguished. Likewise, he brings awareness to the symbols that 'prove ' the themes of love and pity. For example, the handkerchief and the wedding bedsheets, hold a much deeper meaning in this play then simply a piece of cloth.…
Shakespeare’s Othello is one of his most interesting and controversial plays that really gets at the heart of human nature and questions the concept of perception and people’s relationships with one another. In the play, Othello, a successful general in the Venetian military, is led into jealousy and violence towards his wife from the lies of “honest” Iago. Various scholars of the play have attempted to explain Othello’s character and how such a high-status, noble man could have so easily descended into a simple vengeous murderer. Many theorize that behind Othello’s fragile facade of pride and nobility is a deep-rooted insecurity and naivety that leads him to be suspicious, and later, violent.…
The Power of Death After reading Shakespeare ’s play Othello, one can easily conclude that it is primarily about jealousy and revenge. While that may be true, there are other aspects of the play that are not as transparent such as the underlying struggles of power and class. Power and class have a fundamental role throughout the play because it motivates character behavior.…
Shakespeare’s 17th century tragedy ‘Othello’ explores universally recognized themes dealing with the self and a social environment such as jealousy, manipulation and how they can accentuate human flaws. These issues are encountered by Iago in his soliloquy and great insight is given through many techniques and developed characteristics; giving insight on Shakespeare’s overall intentions. This soliloquy enhances and shapes the audiences understanding of the play through language techniques, dramatic irony and character insight. Much of Iago’s plots to perform a the plan, which leads Othello to his jealousy inspired demise, are shown in this soliloquy. Throughout ‘Othello’ the main backbone of the play is the concept of jealousy and human flaws which are explored in Iago’s soliloquy; not only…
Antonio, despite the dangers he foresees in pursuing Sebastian to Orsino’s court, follows the man which caused chaos and misunderstanding when he takes Cesario for Sebastian. The deeply self-loving Malvolio makes a fool of himself by following the instructions of the joke letter written by Maria. So, what doth thee bethink of love…
The power and acceptance of reality is an underlying theme in the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. This play has a touch of comedy, and tragedy but also comes around full circle in the end. Many characters in the play demonstrate tragedy of love throughout the play. Through the character of the Duke Orsino, we realize that it is better to accept reality and be down to Earth, rather than having unrealistic expectations.…
As Viola cannot show her love for Orsino, the only way she can express them is in her soliloquies to the audience, this contributes to the dramatic ironies. I believe dramatic irony certainly adds to the magic of Twelfth Night. The disguise also causes mistaken identity, an example of this is when Sir Andrew goes looking for Cesario, finds who he thinks is Cesario, strikes him, the person however is, Sebastian. Sebastian hits him in return, but sevenfold, and Sebastian having been in Illyria only a few days is proposed to by a beautiful lady and is hit by a man he had never seen before, "are all the people mad" Sebastian says. This is an extremely funny series of events started by the disguise of one single woman.…
Romantic love is defined as a very emotional recognition for another person or relationship. It can create many powerful feelings. In the play “Twelfth Night” this kind of love is seen as something that can be easily manipulated, as shown with Orsinio and Olivia throughout the play. The story started with discussing the first love which is the love Orsinio had for Olivia. They “Both claims to be buffeted by strong emotions, but both ultimately seem to be self-indulgent individuals who enjoy melodrama and self-involvement more than anything.”…