A Midsummer Night Dream is a play written by the late William Shakespeare. This play is about a love triangle how one loves the other when the other does not like them until finally it all ends in a resolution, as they have a secret fairy world looking over at them, this play is almost like a mix between the fantasy world and the real! Bottom is one of the characters in this play, and in this play Bottom is a humorous and confident character, although being intelligent in other fields Bottom is not a very clever or educated man. Bottom and his fellow workmates are named the “rude mechanicals”, unsophisticated men but rather great tradesmen, working not with the mind but with the hands, though Bottom may be labeled a “rude mechanical” in many…
In Tartuffe (1664), as in his other plays, Moliere employs classic comic devices of plot and character. Here, a foolish, stubborn father blocking the course of young love: an impudent servant commenting on her superiors’ actions; a happy ending involving a marriage facilitated by implausible means. He often uses such devices, however, to comment on his own immediate social scene, imagining how universal patterns play themselves out in a specific historical context.…
Moliere protested that the play get permission for a public performance by writing three petitions to the King Louis. The king was baffle because he listened to the negative comments the public and member of the church presented on the play Tartuffe. In the first petition Moliere informs the king that many people of the public find the play appealing and they find nothing wrong with the play. He states that the duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them. Moliere believed he performed a service on behaved of all the good men of the public and of the King's kingdom by writing a comedy, which denounced hypocrites. He tells the King that the churches have taken advantage of his delicacy feelings on religious matters, and that they have deceived him on the only side of his character. He begged the King to remove all complaints on his work because he knew that the King himself and most churchmen found nothing wrong with the comedy.…
4. In Tartuffe, Moliere uses dialogue to express irony in the play. When Orgon tells his brother-in-law, “You do not know the man of whom you speak,” it is ironic because although Cleante has never met Tartuffe in person, he does know that he is deceiving everyone. It is also ironic because Orgon is saying this even though he does not know Tartuffe’s true intentions. It is also ironic when Orgon says “Under his[Tartuffe] tutelage my soul’s been freed from earthly loves, and every human tie: My mother, children, brother, and wife could die, and I’d not feel a single moment’s pain,”( 276-279) because Orgon thinks that Tartuffe has taught him to free himself of human ties including family, but in actuality, he is placing Tartuffe so ahead of his family that he no longer cares about his family.…
I am Kaitlyn Luepann and I am portraying the fairy attendants Peaseblossom, Bottom, Cobweb, and the “jester fairy” Puck From William Shakespeare’s play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” I will be portraying all these characters as one character with characteristics of all four. The ways I am going to adapt the characters that I am portraying are for me to have a witty sense of humour, yet have common courtesy and manners, and have respectful body language and a humourous tone of voice because the three fairy attendants are very respectful, but Puck is humourous. How I adapt all of the fairies body language and tone of voice from the play to the modern day is to be a respectful Starbucks worker, who cracks jokes in a funny manner while customers…
In the play Tartuffe, Moliere comically portrays how religious hyporites preyed on innocent individuals of the French society for their own benefits to demonstarte how corrupted a theocratic government can get. Moliere uses common characters to effeicently illistrate his argument: Tartuffe satirically represents the church or rather the Charlatans (hypocrites) of the church, and Orgon represents a typical god fearing individual. The plot of Taruffe describes how attuned Orgon becomes with Tartuffe, who in return sees his commmitment as an advantage to make Orgon believe anything. Once Tartuffe had Orgon 's full trust he starts to make his moves. In the end Tartuffe double crosses Orgon, swindles his property,…
Mercutio, with his quick wit, clever mind, constant jokes and very likeable personality appears to be the jester of the play. However, with his savage words, Mercutio undermines the romance and self love within the play. He mocks everyone; Romeo’s self-indulgence as much as Tybalt’s arrogance and fashion-sense. His speeches are long and ridiculous, however they reveal ability to present a witty argument and entertain the audience with his language skills. The audience naturally loves him, and he often steals the show from Romeo, the main character.…
Moliere's neoclassic comedy, Tartuffe, is a prime example of his expertise in the comedic technique. The plot is one that keeps the reader or viewer interested and aware. It begins with Madame Pernell visiting her son's house and reprimanding all of them but their boarder, Tartuffe. She believes Tartuffe is a man of astounding character. The members of the house, however, disagree and say that Tartuffe is deceitful and a fraud. After Madam Pernell leaves, Dorine and Cleante, the maid and the brother-in-law of the main character, Orgon, discuss Tartuffe and both agree that he has captivated Orgon. Damis, Orgon's son, wonders whether his father will allow Mariane, Orgon's daughter, to marry Valere, who she is in love with, because Damis is in…
When Feste’s witty remarks are matched by Viola, Feste begins his more intellectual wittiness. “A sentence is but a cheverel glove to a good wit,”3.1.10-11 In this sentence you tell that there is a deeper meaning when Feste is talking about a glove. The way that Feste describes the glove to Viola is interesting because when a person uses a glove it is normally hiding the hand. Feste has stumble onto a crucial part of the play making the plot much sweeter for the audience because they know the truth about Viola and he doesn’t; Cesario is the glove to Viola. This is perfect not only is the fool being a mocked in the play; his fooling is now…
Question: Explore and debate the function of the Fool Feste within this dramatic comedy. To what extent does he offer honest insight to both the characters and the audience?…
In Tartuffe, Moliere's use's plot to defend and oppose characters that symbolize and ridicule habitual behavior's that was imposed during the neo-classical time period. His work, known as a comedy of manners, consists of flat characters, with few and similar traits and that always restore some kind of peace in the end. He down plays society as a whole by creating a microseism, where everyone in the family has to be obedient, respectful, and mindful of the head of the home, which is played by the father Orgon. Mariane shows her obedience when she replies "To please you, sir, is what delights me best." (Moliere 324,11) Shortly afterwards, Orgon commands Mariane to take Tartuffe as her husband even though she is not interested in him at all. Orgon's command shows how men are dominate and have control over social order. Mariane's strong obedience to her father (Orgon) supports the Neo-Classical element that the individual is not as important as society. Moliere discusses logic and reasoning by blindfolding Orgon to the reality of Tartuffe's intentions that causes him to make dumb decisions. In the process, Orgon disregard's his family when told of Tartuffe's intentions. After Tartuffe cons Orgon into believing that Damis's accusation is false Orgon replies, "I know your motives, I now you wish him ill:/Yes, all of you - wife, children, servants, all - /Conspire against him and desire his fall." (Moliere 341-342,46-48) Orgon then excommunicates his own son, indicating that his reasoning is deferred due to his ignorance. This in due course challenges the Neo-Classical belief that logic and reasoning is more important than emotion because Orgon acts solely on his emotions. He feels as if his family has turned against his friend so he operates upon his feelings. When Damis returns home and Tartuffe (instead of Orgon) gets locked up, order is restored. At the end, the family commends the officer for apprehending the true criminal by saying, "Heaven be praised! / We're safe.…
In the article, “Such Strange Desygns”: Madness, Subjectivity, and Treason in Hamlet and Elizabethan Culture, Karin. S. Coddon discusses the reasons behind true madness and what causes characters to fall into it. She uses the story of Essex, the son of Walter Devereux, the first Earl of Essex, and Lettice Knollys during the Elizabethan era in England. She uses Essex’s insanity to provide insight for character’s madness in Shakespeare plays. Her references and descriptions provide readers with a deeper understanding of other Shakespeare’s characters and what caused them to slip into madness within the play. All of Coddon’s ideas give explanation for not only in Shakespeare’s Hamlet but also Macbeth.…
One of the primary ways Mercutio demonstrates himself as a colorful character is through his vivid use of figurative language. In Mercutio’s famous Queen Mab Speech he uses creative and unexpected imagery as he describes “Her wagon spokes made of long spinners’ legs, The cover of wings of grasshoppers, Her traces of the smallest spider web, Her collars of the moonshine’s wat’ry beams, Her whip of cricket’s bone” (Act I Scene IV 64-68). Another example of Mercutio’s clever tongue is seen in his puns, which is also a characteristic of a colorful character. Before the Capulet party, Romeo and Mercutio are discussing the dreams they had the previous night. Mercutio sums up his view of dreamers and dreams in one brilliant pun: “That dreamers often lie” (Act I Scene IV 56). In this statement, Mercutio is playing off of the double meaning of the word “lie”. The word lie in this context can be interpreted as in lying down, or as in saying something dishonest. A colorful character also has the unique skill to make a statement interesting through the double meaning of words. This consistent us of clever language is a key aspect of the role he plays…
Analysis in A Midsummer Night's Dream “O, I am out of breath in this fond chase!” (Act 2 vs.81)…
Polonius in Hamlet is always trying to impress people of power, even if those people are evil. Polonius tires extremely hard to show Claudius, the king, that he is right and is faithful to the king. “Polonius asks ‘What do you think of me?’/ Claudius responds ‘As of a man faithful and honorable.’ Polonius then answers ‘I would fain prove so.’” ( CITE). Polonius wants to show off all that he knows to the king because he wants…