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    they achieve that power, they are still female and still manage to fulfill their goals. So, for a woman to have power does not mean she needs to stop being female but to stop being perceived as a female so she can be treated differently. In ‘The Twelfth Night,’ Viola disguises herself as a man in order to find her brother and in ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ Julia also dresses as a man to travel to Milan and visit Proteus. Both of these women find themselves in challenging situations, who use unique

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    Twelfth Night foolishness and weakness Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare, is a comedy about love. Love can be things that are not always what they seem and or it can be foolish and it can also be a weakness. Foolishness and weaknesses are the most of what we see in the play, Twelfth Night, the audience sees that, yes there is a tragedy but, that is not what the play revolves around. The audience sees that later on in the play all the love that is being described is foolish as well

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    Shakespeare’s romantic comedy Twelfth Night arguably poses questions about sexuality and the social constraints of gender. In his 1996 film adaptation of the play Trevor Nunn takes these queries and highlights them for his audience. Nunn’s opening, pictures Viola and Sebastian both dressed in harem costumes as entertainment for the others on board the ship. Panning around the room we see Antonio watching the twins intensely. Antonio shows very little emotion in this scene, nor any recognition of

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    Early in Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night it becomes apparent that Shakespeare shows blatant favoritism towards the three female characters featured in this play. The play includes Viola, a young woman who after being shipwrecked and believing her twin brother, Sebastian, to be dead, she dresses as a man going by the name Cesario to try and survive in Illyria. Through this, though she falls in love with Duke Orsino who is in love with Countess Olivia who falls in love with Cesario, creating a true

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    child would see clowns or their fathers as silly fools. The more mature mind would describe fools as drunkards or annoying coworkers. While the many definitions above are valid, they are not as accurate in describing Feste the Fool in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. In actuality, Feste is no fool at all. His wit, smarts, and observational skills make him the most intelligent and engaging character in the play. Feste is renowned for his wit and impressive use of puns. He is a genius with words, and his

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    Twelfth Night :Love Love is intoxicating which makes individuals behave in mysterious ways .In Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare love influences many characters to act in many different ways .Love causes Orsion to become obsessive ,it also causes Viola to be insecure and jealous and finally love cause viola to become seductive . Orsinos desire to be loved by Olivia causes him to act in a obsessive manner

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    Throughout Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, the audience tends to recognize Viola's courage to gain protection in what seems like a world filled with men. As she pertains her brother’s image through camouflage, it encourages protection and the right to speak as an equal to others even her same gender. The theater is full of irony when surrounding the characters, especially Viola. She is able to hide through her brothers’ image but also ignites the illusion of sexual attraction that Olivia and

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    quite an indescribable word. Love is an essential part of human life though, Shakespeare seems to mock the general idea of romantic love with his play, Twelfth Night. Although some may perceive love to be joyful, others think that it is an unpleasant spirit that interferes with their emotions and causes them to suffer. William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night demonstrates how love influences the strongest minds to make irrational decisions and to act in uncharacteristic ways. Love is unique and in the

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    In the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Malvolio an ambitious posh servant of the Lady Olivia’s household, is presented as one of the least liked characters. His character traits display him as a very uptight person who is easily angered. Many times throughout the play this character shows his presitence and appreciation of his master, the Lady Olivia. His willingness towards Lady Olivia can be seen when he interrupts the loud partying of Sir Toby and Andrew, and when he dressed up as

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    The Stratford version of gulling Malvolio scene which is a stage play from Twelfth night written by William Shakespeare is better than the Multicultural version that is presented in a movie version of the play. The Stratford Theater presented the character as very funny and interesting to watch because of the tongue-tied jokes. In the Multicultural, movie version the characters of Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Fabian are shown as very aggressive and malevolent people also Maria who is Olivia's maid is

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