Twelfth night and our main man: Willy Shakes by https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes Created by Breahanna Norman en-us 2016-11-29 22:55:48 UTC 2024-05-18 21:47:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Who wrote it? What interesting things should we know about them? What year was it published? mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140686534 William Shakespeare wrote the original in 1601 and the first performance was 1602.
William Shakespeare
]]> 2016-11-29 23:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140686534 What genre does the text fall into? Tell me about the conventions of this genre. mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687537 2016-11-29 23:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687537 What can you find out about how the author presents views and values in their body of work? mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687581 2016-11-29 23:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687581 Where is the text set and why is this significant? Is it meant to be a realistic representation of there? mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687613 2016-11-29 23:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687613 What is the 'twelfth night' as an historical event? How does it relate to the play? What social issues does it address? mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687653 2016-11-29 23:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687653 The role of 'the fool' is important in this author's work, who is the fool in this play? What type of fool is he? What is his role? What makes him unique? mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687842 A fool can be defined in many meanings, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary On Historical Principles. The word could mean "a silly person", or "one who professionally counterfeits folly for the entertainment of others". In William Shakespeare's comedy, Twelfth Night, Feste the clown is not the only one who is subject to the role as "the fool".  He and many other characters combine their silly acts and wits to play the role. (#foolsquad).

Part of the humor that lies in this comedy is that Maria's pranks are harsh & cruel, using love and power (status of Olivia) to attack Malvolio, steward of Olivia, who is "....sick of self 
love"(I.v.90).  For this, Malvolio's greed for power ends himself locked up in a dark cell and is accused of being mad.
She also prepares Feste to disguise as Sir Topaz.  This is seen in the quote: "Nay,I prithee put on this gown and this beard;  make him believe thou are Sir Topas the curate; do it quickly. I'll call Sir Toby the whilst." (IV.ii.1,2,3) 

Sir Toby Belch is another fool in Twelfth Night. Always convincing & encouraging the Sir Andrew Aguecheek that he 
has a chance of winning Lady Olivia's love.  He is similar to Feste, except he plays the role of a knight and is Olivia's 
kinsman. His role is similar to a fool because he depicts many pranks of a fool.  For example in Act II scene iii, while he was drunk he sings along with Feste when Malvolio barges in to shut 
them up. Whenever there is a prank, Maria invites Sir Toby to participate.  One such prank was to assist Maria's fake 
letter to make Malvolio think Olivia is in love with him. Sir Toby's make-believe scheme works convincingly on 
Malvolio.  Another prank was to accompany the disguised Feste 
(Sir Topaz) into the dark cell where Malvolio was imprisoned. This accompaniment was probably to assure Malvolio that the real Sir Topaz is visiting him.  Yet it is another make-believe scheme of Sir Toby.  
 
In Twelfth Night, the fools are the ones that control the 
comedy and humor in the play.  They assist in the make believe 
game and fool around with characters.  In Twelfth Night, Feste, Maria and Sir Toby are the fools that make the comedy work in many senses.  They create the confusion through humor and it all works out in the end to make William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night a really funny Elizabethan play.]]> 2016-11-29 23:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687842 What types of love does the author usually present in his plays? Why does he do this? mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687888 The love featured in TN is cortley love and unrequited love
Cortley love was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting out on adventures and performing various services for ladies because of their "courtly love" This love is known to be non-sexual and idealistic.
Unrequited love is when the feeling of love is not felt between both people.]]> 2016-11-29 23:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/140687888 Our Boi mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/141637301 2016-12-05 00:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/141637301 Bibliography mxmacabre https://padlet.com/mxmacabre/twelfthnightfeatwillyshakes/wish/141928979 http://www.field-of-themes.com/shakespeare/essays/Etwlefth.htm

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