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  • Essay / Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare - 1153

    In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare portrays several characters in controversial ways. Some witty characters are portrayed as foolish, and some witty characters are portrayed as witty. At the beginning of the play, Sir Andrew and Malvolio are presented as intelligent people; however, as the play progresses, the audience is exposed to his stupid sides. On the other hand, Sir Toby and Feste are portrayed as fools, but as the plot develops, the audience recognizes their wisdom. Malvolio and Sir Andrew's foolish sides are exposed due to their gullible natures, while Feste and Sir Toby's wisdom is revealed through their insightful remarks and brilliant prank ideas. The author uses compelling dialogue to illustrate Sir Andrew and Malvolio as witty characters. With the same know-how, he transforms these characters and exposes their stupidities to the spectators. Sir Andrew is one of the many thoughtless masterminds of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. At the beginning of the play he was noted for speaking "three or four languages ​​word for word without a book", but later Shakespeare liberates Sir Andrew's gullible nature (I.iii.24). For example, when Sir Toby was going back and forth between Cesario and Sir Andrew, making false threats, Sir Andrew became extremely frightened and said, "Pox, on it!" I will not meddle with him” (III. Iv.252). Malvolio impresses the audience with his presentable and well-mannered etiquette. He is described as the naive goody two shoes. However, audiences got to see his gullible side when he received a prank love letter and turned into a fool dressed in yellow stockings. Despite his sharp and intelligent appearance at first, he turned out to be a complete idiot. Even if ...... middle of paper ...... ic scene. The irony of the situation and the love triangle make viewers laugh. The audience becomes captivated as they watch Viola's transformation into Cesario, the Duke's servant. Suspense builds when Viola begins to realize that she is falling in love with Duke Orisno, but only for her to survive; she must continue to pretend to be a man and is unable to reveal her love. The irony sets in when Orisno asks his close servant Cesario to go see Olivia and make her understand how much he loves her. Shakespeare shows her helplessness in this situation as she has to help her love, try to woo someone else. The irony turns into a love triangle as Olivia begins to fall in love with Cesario the way "he" loved Orisno. Olivia's love is confirmed when she says, "But return, for perhaps you can bring this heart, which now abhors, to love her love" (III.i)..153).