https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2021-10-19 09:30:09 UTC 2022-11-03 08:59:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833010307 Sir Andrew is a natural fool - “I do it more natural” ]]> 2021-10-21 09:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833010307 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833011322 'Good mistress accost'- stupidity, doesn't understand basic language]]> 2021-10-21 09:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833011322 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833012892 Feste speaks in latin which is something a number of other characters do not understand, highlighting him as wise as despite him being lower class he shows more intelligence than some other characters who may be higher class.]]> 2021-10-21 09:46:33 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833012892 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833013966 'quinapalus'- he tries to sound intelligent however this is a made up word]]> 2021-10-21 09:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833013966 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833014645 “As there is no try cuckold but calamity.. I say again take her away” ]]> 2021-10-21 09:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833014645 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016506 Sir Toby portrays drunkeness and bawdy humour which can be interpreted as foolish as it leads to him having a lack of self awareness, for example when Sir Andrew and Sir Toby create a chaotic atmosphere in Olivias household, despite the fact that it is a house of mourning.]]> 2021-10-21 09:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016506 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016716 Perhaps for being the part of the fool he is a fool, for even though he is considered to be one of the smartest characters in the play, he allows himself to be portrayed as foolish.]]> 2021-10-21 09:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016716 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016733 Sir Andrew misses all the witty jokes aimed at him and doesn't realise that Maria calls him a joke to his face using indirect language. 'aye sure I have them at my fingers ends. Marry now I let go your hand, I am barren']]> 2021-10-21 09:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016733 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016791 Feste makes out Olivia look foolish. A cuckold is a man deceived by his wife and is left out of the relationship. Leaving herself out of a relationship and she won’t be beautiful forever. ]]> 2021-10-21 09:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016791 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016967 Feste is able to convince Sir Andrew that made up words such as “Pigrogromitus” and “Vapians” are real, which he then uses and therefore looks gullible, making Feste more clever than he is credited]]> 2021-10-21 09:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833016967 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833017009 despite all of his cleverness, Feste remains a servant and an official fool, so he isn't wise enough to really go up in the world.]]> 2021-10-21 09:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833017009 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833018304 "Great eater of beef and I believe that does harm to my wit." Sir Andrew even recognizes himself as a foolish character as he blames his dim- wit on a belief that scientifically isn't true, this additionally adds to the sense that he is the most foolish character. ]]> 2021-10-21 09:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833018304 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019011 "the more fool, madonna, to mourn your brother's soul being in heaven. Take away the fool, gentlemen"

Feste labels Olivia as a fool for morning her brother who she believes is in heaven, so she is mourning her brother who is in a good place, so doesnt quite make sense.]]> 2021-10-21 09:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019011 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019268 Orsino continually pursues Olivia, despite her continually sending his messages back. Even when he refers to her as a 'cruelty' he continues to profess love for her, which suggests he is the biggest fool because he doesn't know what love really is, and is hopelessly chasing an idealised version of it ]]> 2021-10-21 09:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019268 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019577 Sir Andrew is naïve and ignorant of the fact that other characters such as Maria and Sir Toby continuously ridicule him, yet despite the extent they tease him he remains unaware, highlighting his foolishness.]]> 2021-10-21 09:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019577 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019654 Feste manages to convince Olivia that she is foolish about mourning her brother's death because he is in heaven instead of hell- intelligent]]> 2021-10-21 09:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019654 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019746 He adapts the behaviour of a scholar and someone who is highly educated but diminishes this after revealing his ambitions, after this Feste begins to strike back at Malvolio for all the ill-mannered comments that were directed at his status by saying if Malvolio had as much wit as a ‘fool’ like him, he must have really gone mad. From this we can see that Malvolio’s own logic is being used against himself.]]> 2021-10-21 09:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833019746 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833021001 Feste is wise within his quick witted humour and use of world play to make joke with Olivia. An example of this is in his response to Olivia’s description of Feste being a “dry fool” in which he quickly responded with the wit of word play for the description of “dry.” This is shown in his response of “for give the dry fool drink” playing on Olivia’s words to create a sense of comedy.]]> 2021-10-21 09:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833021001 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833021989 Orsino spends frequent and intimate time with ‘Caesario’ yet never realises he is actually a woman whilst continuously referring to him as “lad” and “my boy”, highlighting dramatic irony and also presenting him as a fool as he is ignorant of the real identity of someone he feels he knows incredibly well.]]> 2021-10-21 09:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833021989 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022215 Feste is overlooked by the world for being a fool but has the most freedom to speak as he is not regarded as a wise man, giving him the opportunity to speak his mind.]]> 2021-10-21 09:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022215 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022231 In A2S4, Orsino completely misses Viola's dramatic irony, and fails to see through her disguise despite her mistakes (speaking in prose, addressing him more as an equal than from a servant) which makes him seem foolish because he is so self absorbed he can't notice anything else.]]> 2021-10-21 09:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022231 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022372 It is described how Feste has been a fool for a while and that he had worked for both houses for a considerate amount of time. This shows that although although he may be genuinely intelligent, he doesn’t have enough wit to further his position as more that just ‘the fool’]]> 2021-10-21 09:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022372 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022978 “Lady, cucullus non facit monachum; that’s as much to say as I wear not motley in my brain”

Feste speaks Latin and says the good does not make the monk similarly to don’t judge a book by its cover. Motley is a traditional fools outfit feste is stating that whilst he is dressed as a fool his inside is not foolish.

]]> 2021-10-21 09:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833022978 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833024105 Feste references Mercury, who is the god of deception. ," Now Mercury endue thee with leasing ",. This could show the side of him that is knowledgable and is wise as he uses these references.]]> 2021-10-21 09:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833024105 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833025959 Through his acts of foolishness, Sir Toby begins to damage his reputation and credibility amongst other subjects as he is mostly regarded as someone who is consistently drunk and unreliable, especially with the nature of his bawdy humour which is often seen throughout the play.]]> 2021-10-21 09:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833025959 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026262 Viola is presented as the fool as she expresses “but if she cannot love you sir?”. Here, Viola subverts stereotypes and is therefore empowered. For an Elizabethan audience she may be viewed as a fool for acting like this, because during this era empowered women were merely a source of humour.]]> 2021-10-21 09:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026262 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026485 He holds a lot of awareness which a lot of the other characters do not have but does not boast it. He is able to judge Olivia’s personality effectively as he knows how to make her react in a certain way.

Fool: ‘I think his soul is in Hell’

Olivia: ‘I think his soul is in Heaven’]]> 2021-10-21 09:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026485 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026775 Feste criticises most of the upper class characters in the play, calling Olivia out on her refusal of Orsino and arrogance in believing her looks will last forever, telling Orsino to his face that he is too 'changeable' for his own good (not that Orsino pays any attention), and criticises Sir Toby as a 'fool'. This ability to speak truth to power subtly, without repercussions and even with his subjects laughing along with him, makes him seem wise because he knows just what to say to keep his job.]]> 2021-10-21 09:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026775 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026898 Viola reminds us that Feste’s witticism needs intelligence and skill to work. Saying it is comparable to a scholar or wise man. She comments in Act 3 Scene 1 that “this fool is wise enough to play the fool”]]> 2021-10-21 09:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833026898 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833027240 Feste is able to play on words which is seen as quite an intelligent characteristic in The Twelfth Night. Olivia says ‘go to, you’re a dry fool’ Feste replies ‘Two faults, madonna, that drink and good counsel will amend’ where Feste plays on words to suggest that a drink will make him less ‘dry’ despite Olivia using the adjective to describe him as boring. This can be seen as intelligent because he has quick-witted responses, much like Maria and Sir Toby do in their double act, which suggests to the audience he is wiser than most other characters. ]]> 2021-10-21 09:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833027240 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833029125 A typical characteristic of a fool is the ability to say what they like without being chastised for it, therefore Feste fits into this role as he continuously insults Olivia and gets away with it, for example when he refers to her beauty as a “flower”, hinting that she will not be beautiful forever.]]> 2021-10-21 09:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833029125 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833030070 Feste's position as a fool limits his success, because, as Malvolio says, he is 'gagged' without laughter, which suggests his job leaves him completely reliant on the reactions of the upper class, and he is constantly performing for their approval, which presents him more as a lapdog than someone speaking truth to power. ]]> 2021-10-21 09:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833030070 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833032101 Feste allows himself to be foolish and stereotyped as the clown. For an Elizabethan audience this is regular due to their views on class, however for a modern day audience we view this as foolish. This is because we have less strict views on classes and we are able to recognise that Feste is foolish for allowing himself to be stereotyped this way despite his intelligence.]]> 2021-10-21 09:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833032101 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833034075 Despite Sir Toby being clearly smarter than his naive counterpart, Sir Andrew, he is still presented as a very foolish character. His main presence in the play is of a man who is ‘drowning’ in drunkenness and only creates humour through bawdy behaviour. It shows he’s foolish as he doesn’t use his intelligence which is presented through his witty wordplay to his advantage and just uses it to create inappropriate jokes. A smart character would use the power of knowledge and not abuse it. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833034075 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833034509 Through Sir Toby’s drunkenness, he might be considered as the biggest fool in the play. ‘I’ll drink to her as long as there is a passage in my throat and drink in Illyria’ suggests he is an excessive drinker and makes him seem foolish due to the way he behaves when he drinks. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833034509 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833034520 Feste presents his views on love and good life, which highlights his intelligence as he has the ability to see through the commercial ideals of courtly love and recognise that you cannot achieve a good life if you are continuously prioritising courtly love.]]> 2021-10-21 10:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833034520 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833035007 Feste is able to talk his way out of any situation - he evades Olivia's fury following his absence with witty speech, paradoxes, and direct mockery of her, calling her the 'fool'. However, Olivia enjoys this, expressing that the 'fool doth mend'' which suggests Feste has said just the right thing to get himself out of trouble. This awareness of people and what they will laugh at suggests Feste is a perceptive character, which makes him appear wise]]> 2021-10-21 10:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833035007 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833036740 Due to Orsino's self obsessing and comic excess throughout the play, you could argue he is the most foolish character as he does not see through Viola's disguise and does not recognize that Olivia is in fact, not in love with him, even after Viola tries to make him question the love between him and Olivia, repeatedly. Exemplified by the questions "Must she not then be answered?" And "But if she cannot love you, sir?" It spotlights that Olivia does not love nor like Orsino, the way he loves her. The foolishness can be grasped from when he replies to Viola, asking her to take a ring to Olivia, to symbolise his love for her.]]> 2021-10-21 10:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833036740 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833037676 Sir Andrew could be argued as the biggest fool as he relentlessly follows whatever Sir Toby is doing without question and desperately tries to fit in with him and whatever his behaviour entails. A smart character would be able to see through Sir Toby’s manipulative behaviour and not follow it. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:02:41 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833037676 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833038507 “But as well? Then you are mad indeed if you be no better in your wits than a fool”

Feste speaks to Malvolio who has been locked away for his erratic behaviour, behaviour that has been construed for madness. Malvolio insists he is sane and possesses as much wit as any other man. This includes feste, after hearing this feste rises to the occasion after Malvolio’s previous insults. Feste contends with the idea that if malvolio has as much wit as the fool he called then he must in fact be mad, Malvolios logic is being used against him, the distinction between wisdom, foolishness and madness is perceived to be quite fluid.]]> 2021-10-21 10:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833038507 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833039774 While Sir Toby is an upperclass character, and would be expected to speak in verse, but he speaks in prose, the language of servants and madmen. This could suggest the damage his drunkenness and revelry does to his reputation, that he appears a common man and that there is no real distinction between him and a servant - he isn't presenting himself as a respectable knight (as his title may suggest), which makes him appear the biggest fool since he is quite literally making a fool of himself and demeaning his status.]]> 2021-10-21 10:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833039774 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833040185 Feste can be described a a typical fool of the play through his quick witted humour, link to music and entertainment and attempts to create humour through the use of word play. However, through Feste being the typical fool of the play he is able to speak honestly on certain situations which can be touchy to speak on, as well as this Feste is also present as an intelligent character despite his fool title. This is shown in his understanding of Latin which contradicts with the statement that Feste is the biggest fool of the play as he is a honest, intelligent man. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833040185 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833041175 Sir Toby's entire role in the play is to bring humour to the audience through his excessive drinking. 'clothers are good enough to drink in' suggests that every aspect of sir Toby including his costume should be good enough to get drunk in. This could be both comedic and sad but nevertheless Sir Toby's demeanor is all but foolish]]> 2021-10-21 10:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833041175 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833041527 Sir Toby takes advantage of the people around him for example Olivia, for housing, and Sir Andrew, for money which highlights him as a fool as it presents him as an i likeable character.]]> 2021-10-21 10:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833041527 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833043060 Sir Andrew recognised himself as a fool which further pushes this ideology as he knows he is not as quick and intelligent as the other characters yet despite this he does nothing to change the narrative or prevent himself from being ridiculed.]]> 2021-10-21 10:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833043060 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833045917 He is an inconstant character showing he doesn’t think through the things that he says which is something only a fool would do. In Act 2 he says women should marry a man older than them because young men are ‘unstaid and skittish’ However, when referring to marriage again he says that ‘No woman’s heart so big to hold so much. They lack retention’, completely disregarding what he previously said. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833045917 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833046311 Orsino may be perceived as foolish due to his changeable nature, as he is incredibly indecisive and constantly contrasts his ideas, for example when he stated men were more in inconstant however later juxtaposed this expressing “women’s hearts are not big enough”. This inconstant nature presented in Orsino highlights him as foolish because he cannot make up his mind. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833046311 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833047267 Feste is one of the people who have seen through Orsiono’s inconsistency throughout the play, even quick-wittedly jabbing this at Orsino himself after singing his song to him, saying that he “ changes his mind like an opal changes colours”, which most characters see through his actions towards Olivia where he claims that no woman can love as much and as purely as him, while in act one he claims that he could not love as much as a woman does.]]> 2021-10-21 10:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833047267 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833050171 Orsino continuously tries to pursue Olivia despite her having said no. ‘Get thee to yond same sovereign cruelty: Tell her, my love, more noble than the world’. This quote also shows his inconstancy due to him talking of Olivia being ‘cruel’ and then still sending Cesario to profess his love. This can be seen as a foolish trait because it suggests he isn’t strong willed and is very indecisive. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833050171 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833050393 Sir Toby pushes the limits of what is socially acceptable, staying up past midnight to the morning and drinking far more than what is necessary. This apparent ignorance or refusal of boundaries presents him as a fool because he has little self control and cannot restrain himself, almost like a child who has never been told 'no'. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833050393 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833052768 In A2.S3 he questions his social superiors and is rude to them: ‘my masters are you mad?’, ‘gabble like tinkers’. In the era this play was set, you’d have to be a foolish person to question somebody above you as the social hierarchy was so strict. It’s another example of how the green world brings on disruption throughout the play.]]> 2021-10-21 10:12:50 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833052768 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833055926 "Did you ever see the picture of we three?" 

Contextually, this poster was very famous within Jacobean society, the picture consisted of two notable fools, labelled 'we three fools.' This title of fools would trick people into trying to find the third fool when in fact, it is them. So in this quote, we can see that Feste is referring to Sir Andrew and Sir Toby as the two fools in the poster, and hints the audience are the 'third' this could be Feste suggesting that the audience are foolish for thinking he is the fool, when in fact he is the wisest, proven by the mockery, just made, out of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew, by highlighting their foolishness, as they remain clueless. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833055926 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833056203 Sir Andrew is even outwitted by Maria, who mocks him by calling him a jest, whom she 'has at [her] fingers' ends'. This could have been considered particularly humiliating in Elizabethan times because men were overwhelmingly considered superior to women, so it could suggest that showing Sir Andrew to be stupider than Maria could imply he's the biggest fool in the play. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833056203 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833057879 Sir Toby, despite his status, is often linked to rowdy behaviour, drunkenness, practical jokes and late night carousing. He can be interpreted as a fool within the play as of these actions despite his title of a “sir” which we typically associate with having a sense of power and authority. Despite this, we only evaluate Sir Toby’s power through his mockery of his friends (especially Sir Andrew) he is deemed to be over powered by his niece Olivia who is often disrupted by his drunken acts. This outlining why Sir Toby is a fool within the play ]]> 2021-10-21 10:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833057879 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833059223 Sir Andrew appears not to notice bawdy humour, believing Sir Toby's suggestion to 'accost' Maria is simply him introducing her to him, telling him her surname. Missing this humour presents him as naive and childlike, which suggests he is a fool who isn't very aware of the world.]]> 2021-10-21 10:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833059223 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833059835 Sir Toby is a drunkard, he is rude and abuses the friendship of Sir Andrew for his money, his foolishness can be represented in how drunk he can get. He says he will “drink to her as long as there is a passage in my throat.” This shows how uncontrollable his drinking is, he is not as smart as he wants to appear to be.]]> 2021-10-21 10:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833059835 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833063723 It could be suggested that Sir Andrew is the biggest fool due to him being the most natural fool in the play. We can also come to this conclusion due to him constantly agreeing with Sir Toby and not having an opinion of his own- Sir Toby ‘Excellent good, I’ faith’ Sir Andrew- ‘good,good’ this allows the audience to perceive him as foolish as he is being easily influenced by other characters in the play. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833063723 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833065449 Sebastian's melodramatic presentation in A2S1, so at odds with the rest of the play's relatively upbeat tone, presents him as a fool because he seems to be despairing as opposed to resourceful, and contrasts with Viola, his twin, who was much more commanding in her introductory scene, further suggest this. It could also suggest Sebastian does not have much resilience and cannot deal with difficult situations, which presents him as a fool because he can't deal with anything that isn't easy; he is sheltered by his privileged background. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833065449 https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833070407 As Feste suggests, Olivia is a fool for using mourning as a shield so as not to marry, because she appears to be forgetting that her beauty will fade. To succeed in Elizabethan England, she would have to get married so as to have a continual income, so her indication of remaining independent further presents her as a fool with a lack of awareness of society. ]]> 2021-10-21 10:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/juliesiddons/9t13arwrllw1iens/wish/1833070407