Twelfth Night Essay
Man Behind the Costume: Feste the Fool A fool, is defined as a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person. In
Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night
, Feste, the fool, plays an important role in the play. Aside from adding humour to the play, Feste has shown on more than one occasion the true personalities of characters, which helps the reader further understand the play and characters.
Feste in some ways is also deceiving and though he was not seen making profound remarks,
Feste seems to be the wisest out of all the characters. Feste the fool, brings cohesiveness to the play, due to his clever humour, deception and ability to show other character's true personalities.
Feste is an essential character to the play of
Twelfth Night. Firstly, Feste, joins in on the deception in
Twelfth Night
, by dressing up as a pastor and attempting to convince Malvolio that he has gone insane.
FOOL: “... Sayst thou that house is dark?”
MALVOLIO: “As hell, Sir Topas.”
FOOL: ” Why, it hath bay windows transparent as barricadoes, and the clerestories toward the southnorth are as lustrous as ebony; and yet complainest thou of obstruction?”
MALVOLIO: “ I am not mad, Sir Topas. I say to you this house is dark.”
(4.2.3543)
Feste continues to add humour to the play by dressing up as Sir Topas (a curate) and convincing
Malvolio that he is going mad. While Malvolio is trapped in the dungeon, Feste (dressed up as
Sir Topas) approaches him to ask Malvolio if the dungeon is dark, Malvolio replies by saying
“As hell, Sir Topas.” Though the dungeon is dark, Feste, still trying to convince Malvolio of his lunacy, then explains that there are windows in the dungeon and they allow plenty of light to pour in. Which then leads Malvolio to believe that he is not only going mad but also going blind, thus Feste, adds deception to the play,
Twelfth Night, but also in a humorous manner. Secondly, Feste adds humor to the play and
Shakespeare’s
Twelfth Night
, Feste, the fool, plays an important role in the play. Aside from adding humour to the play, Feste has shown on more than one occasion the true personalities of characters, which helps the reader further understand the play and characters.
Feste in some ways is also deceiving and though he was not seen making profound remarks,
Feste seems to be the wisest out of all the characters. Feste the fool, brings cohesiveness to the play, due to his clever humour, deception and ability to show other character's true personalities.
Feste is an essential character to the play of
Twelfth Night. Firstly, Feste, joins in on the deception in
Twelfth Night
, by dressing up as a pastor and attempting to convince Malvolio that he has gone insane.
FOOL: “... Sayst thou that house is dark?”
MALVOLIO: “As hell, Sir Topas.”
FOOL: ” Why, it hath bay windows transparent as barricadoes, and the clerestories toward the southnorth are as lustrous as ebony; and yet complainest thou of obstruction?”
MALVOLIO: “ I am not mad, Sir Topas. I say to you this house is dark.”
(4.2.3543)
Feste continues to add humour to the play by dressing up as Sir Topas (a curate) and convincing
Malvolio that he is going mad. While Malvolio is trapped in the dungeon, Feste (dressed up as
Sir Topas) approaches him to ask Malvolio if the dungeon is dark, Malvolio replies by saying
“As hell, Sir Topas.” Though the dungeon is dark, Feste, still trying to convince Malvolio of his lunacy, then explains that there are windows in the dungeon and they allow plenty of light to pour in. Which then leads Malvolio to believe that he is not only going mad but also going blind, thus Feste, adds deception to the play,
Twelfth Night, but also in a humorous manner. Secondly, Feste adds humor to the play and