Deception: A Prominent Theme in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night 
Muneeb-Ahmad
July 10, 2015
ENG2D1-A
Mrs. Bhullar
Deception In Twelfth Night
“Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic”- Marco Tempest. There are many themes in the book Twelfth night, by William Shakespeare. However, deception is one of the most prominent themes throughout the novel. In this book the deceptive appearance and language allowed the character in the play to make their way to what they desire, and play humorous pranks on character. The characters that conceal their identities cause a lot of confusion within the character and force them to act in a way they would not under usual circumference.
The first variation of deception in this play was when Viola disguises herself as a man (Cesario), Viola who barely escapes a shipwreck and gets rescued by a captain from a shipwreck and taken to Illyria, Viola feels the need to deceive the strangers of Illyria in order to protect her. She feels, it is unsafe and unwise if she reveals her true identity because it could be very easy to take advantage of her in this situation. The captain of the shipwrecked vessel advises Viola to go and find a job with the Duke Orsino since she has no family or way to support herself. Viola decides to disguise herself as a man in order to get a job and survive. "For such disguise as haply shall become / The form of my intent. I'll serve this duke. / Thou shalt present me as an eunuch to him. / It may be worth thy pains, for I can sing, / And speak to him in many sorts of music / That will allow me very worth his service" (1.2 lines 50-55). Viola disguise herself in order to make everyone in Illyria believes that she is in fact a man. She deceives Duke Orsino into believing that she is in fact a young man, so that she may work for him. As she quickly becomes the favourite, Orsino sends her to Olivia to beg her to return his crazy love for her. As Olivia sees Viola
July 10, 2015
ENG2D1-A
Mrs. Bhullar
Deception In Twelfth Night
“Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic”- Marco Tempest. There are many themes in the book Twelfth night, by William Shakespeare. However, deception is one of the most prominent themes throughout the novel. In this book the deceptive appearance and language allowed the character in the play to make their way to what they desire, and play humorous pranks on character. The characters that conceal their identities cause a lot of confusion within the character and force them to act in a way they would not under usual circumference.
The first variation of deception in this play was when Viola disguises herself as a man (Cesario), Viola who barely escapes a shipwreck and gets rescued by a captain from a shipwreck and taken to Illyria, Viola feels the need to deceive the strangers of Illyria in order to protect her. She feels, it is unsafe and unwise if she reveals her true identity because it could be very easy to take advantage of her in this situation. The captain of the shipwrecked vessel advises Viola to go and find a job with the Duke Orsino since she has no family or way to support herself. Viola decides to disguise herself as a man in order to get a job and survive. "For such disguise as haply shall become / The form of my intent. I'll serve this duke. / Thou shalt present me as an eunuch to him. / It may be worth thy pains, for I can sing, / And speak to him in many sorts of music / That will allow me very worth his service" (1.2 lines 50-55). Viola disguise herself in order to make everyone in Illyria believes that she is in fact a man. She deceives Duke Orsino into believing that she is in fact a young man, so that she may work for him. As she quickly becomes the favourite, Orsino sends her to Olivia to beg her to return his crazy love for her. As Olivia sees Viola