Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England‚ William Shakespeare is considered by many to have been the greatest writer the English language has ever known. His literary legacy included 37 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ and five major poems. Among his many plays is the notable‚ Twelfth Night‚ a romantic comedy‚ placed in a festive atmosphere in which three couples are brought together happily. The play opens with Orsino‚ the Duke of Illyria‚ expressing his deep love for the Countess Olivia. Meanwhile‚ the shipwrecked Viola disguises herself
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Twelfth Night William Shakespeare Summary of the plot or story Shakespeare loved to use the device of mistaken identity‚ and nowhere does he use this convention more skilfully than in Twelfth Night. Viola‚ surviving a shipwreck‚ walks ashore at Illyria‚ and immediately embarks on a gambit to allow her to make her way in a world of men. Dressed as a man‚ Viola‚ now Cesario‚ insinuates herself into the service of the Duke of Illyria‚ Orsino. Orsino longs for the love of a neighbouring countess‚
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to note that she directly refers to her disguise as being related to intent and this intentional disguise is a theme that continues throughout “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare. Viola’s choice of dressing as a young man‚ however‚ obviously complicates her pursuit of Orsino and although this is finally resolved at the end of “Twelfth Night”‚ her appearance actually dictates the reality of her love life. There is a sense of hopelessness in the battle between what one sees and what is truth
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY ASSIGNMENT IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT “In the heat of the night” is a novel written by John Ball who is a famous detective novel. In this essay I will discuss about the differences between the book and the film of “In the heat of the night”. The book gives you more details about what is happening and it is more interesting. The film doesn’t give as much details as the book does‚ the film changes some things and it makes it less interesting. In the book the story is taking
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How and why does Shakespeare use disguise to develop the comedy of 12th night? The use of disguise features throughout 12th night. As the play is a comedy it has to involve certain conventions such as green worlds and confusion‚ the inclusion of disguise allows Shakespeare to generate comedy and a positive response from the audience as well as making the conventions of comedy easier to include in the play. Shakespeare includes his first use of disguise early on in the play (A1:S2) where Viola
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Throughout Twelfth Night‚ William Shakespeare portrayed a story of unreciprocated love‚ misunderstanding‚ and a happy ending that ties all the loose ends together. However‚ he also offered a detailed depiction of many relationships‚ particularly those involving Orsino‚ Olivia‚ Viola‚ Cesario‚ and Sebastian. By examining the dynamics between these characters as well as a few others through the lens offered throughout this play‚ it becomes quite clear that certain relationships are consistently stronger
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a moment of instability and offered it to a prostitute that he had a complicated love affair with. Vincent Van Gogh was most known for his art piece “The Starry Night” in which he painted “in the asylum where he stayed in Saint-Rémy‚ France‚ in 1889‚ the year before his death” (Vincent Van Gogh). It was said that he drew “The Starry Night” when he looked out the window and saw the countryside from his window a long time before sunrise with nothing but the morning star” (Vincent Van Gogh).
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religious group that believed that things such as theatres should be shut down and were generally strict and quite boring. Consequently Malvolio has some undesirable traits‚ which lead to him being portrayed as a villain throughout the tale of Twelfth Night. Despite this Malvolio does have some positive characteristics. These are centred around his job and his employer‚ Lady Olivia. For example he is moral as he says‚ “My Lady‚ you would not give leave for such uncivil rule.” This quote is proof that
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the Van Gough painting and the corresponding poem “The StarryNight” by Anne Sexton. The poem references death rather frequentlyand I think that night in some way goes hand in hand with death. In contrast morning and daylight give way to life‚ the flowers opening up to the sun’s warmth and birds awaking; the day begins. The painting shows a town at night‚ which is asleep‚ quiet and peaceful. During the day the town is alive with people doing their day to day activities‚ the birds are singing and the
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September 9‚ 2012 “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh “Starry Night” was created by Vincent Van Gogh. It is one of the most popular paintings‚ also being one of the most replicated and sought after prints. The “Starry Night” was painted in 1889. The painting is oil on canvas and is 29 x 36 1/4". It is located at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City‚ New York. The painting is of the night sky‚ with clouds swirling‚ the stars shining bright‚ a crescent moon glowing above‚ a sleeping town below
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