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Title: Consider Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night " as a Festive Comedy .
Description: " Twelfth Night " is a comedy written by William Shakespeare . This note deals with how far we can categorize the play as a "Festive Comedy " This note covers the every aspect of festive spirits in the play and how the characters fit into it very well . Now the question comes that can we really call it a festive comedy ? or is there something which separates this play from shakespeare's other comedies . That debate is the point of uniqueness in this note. Moreover , you all know that introduction and conclusion create the mood of any answer . so, a well constructed introduction and conclusion are included , so that you don't have to work on it . So , get hold of it as soon as possible. Thank you
Description: " Twelfth Night " is a comedy written by William Shakespeare . This note deals with how far we can categorize the play as a "Festive Comedy " This note covers the every aspect of festive spirits in the play and how the characters fit into it very well . Now the question comes that can we really call it a festive comedy ? or is there something which separates this play from shakespeare's other comedies . That debate is the point of uniqueness in this note. Moreover , you all know that introduction and conclusion create the mood of any answer . so, a well constructed introduction and conclusion are included , so that you don't have to work on it . So , get hold of it as soon as possible. Thank you
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TWELFTH NIGHT
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Consider "Twelfth Night " as a
Festive Comedy
--by Shiladitya Chakraborty
Shakespeare's middle comedies like "MUCH ADO ABOUT
NOTHING " , " AS YOU LIKE IT " have already received various
appealations : ' SUNNY COMEDIES ' , ' HAPPY COMEDIES ' ,
'MERRY COMEDIES ' , 'GAY COMEDIES '
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All these designations
emphasize the general atmosphere of gaiety and festivity
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In
earlier comediesthe Sun illumines the land with dazzling
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briliance but in "TWELFTH NIGHT " the brightness deems , not
alarmingly , but sufficient enough to invest gay world with a
tinge of sadness to expose the larger vision of life
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But in exploring this particular play of
Shakespeare , "FESTIVE" can also be a term for the structure of
the play
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The Saturnalian Pattern
can be related to the holiday motifs and its sources were
chiefly theatrical performances and observance of carnival
occasions
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Barber thinks that the play's title may not have any specific
connections with the christmas celebration , but it definitely
underscores the festive elements of the play
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In ACT 1 SCENE 3 , We , at once , encounter a different world
where Sir Toby Belch rules as the "LORD OF MISRULE "
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Sir
Toby Belch's way of enjoying life exemplify the festive spirit of
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the play
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Feste's song ,
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Like Sir Toby Belch , Feste has a great role to contribute to the
play's atmosphere of festivity
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But the dominant
mood that he brings in is the mood of "SILVERY SADNESS"
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Orsino comments of Feste's
song :
"Now, good Cessario , but that piece of song
The old and antic song we heard last night ;
Methought it did relieve my passion much "
The gulling of Malvolio may be regarded as the pivotal point of
comedy in "TWELFTH NIGHT "
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Even
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Feste , who is festivity personified agrees to play "SIR TOPAZ
THE CURATE " to prove Malvolio's condemnation false
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On receiving the letter ( which is forged by
Maria ) , Malvolio imitates the dresses and manners prescribed
by the letter
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These
scenes provide comic fun ; but if we analyse the scenes , we
would note that these scenes really accomplish the serious
taste of unmasking Malvolio of his so called facade of virtue
and self-righteousness
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Infatuated Duke Orsino's melancholy ,
Olivia's mourning over the death of her brotherfor a period of
seven summers and Viola's grief for her supposedly drowned
brother ----- these scenes initially engage the attention of the
audience
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Her disguise , however , poses certain complications which are
providentially solved by the arrival of Sebastian
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It is true that if Sebastian were not
brought into play , she should have found it impossible to solve
that tangle which her disguise engenders
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If we analyse "TWELFTH NIGHT " as a festive comedy , it
would be quite clear that the festive elements are carefully
handled and nourished by dramatist
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According to NORTHROP FRYE ,
Shakespeare's comedy transfers the action "FROM THE NORMAL
WORLD TO THE GREEN WORLD AND BACK AGAIN "
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But this
atmosphere brings a certain mood which is not in oppostion to
the festive mood of the comedy , but rather enhances it just as a
rainbow does to a sundrenched landscape
Title: Consider Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night " as a Festive Comedy .
Description: " Twelfth Night " is a comedy written by William Shakespeare . This note deals with how far we can categorize the play as a "Festive Comedy " This note covers the every aspect of festive spirits in the play and how the characters fit into it very well . Now the question comes that can we really call it a festive comedy ? or is there something which separates this play from shakespeare's other comedies . That debate is the point of uniqueness in this note. Moreover , you all know that introduction and conclusion create the mood of any answer . so, a well constructed introduction and conclusion are included , so that you don't have to work on it . So , get hold of it as soon as possible. Thank you
Description: " Twelfth Night " is a comedy written by William Shakespeare . This note deals with how far we can categorize the play as a "Festive Comedy " This note covers the every aspect of festive spirits in the play and how the characters fit into it very well . Now the question comes that can we really call it a festive comedy ? or is there something which separates this play from shakespeare's other comedies . That debate is the point of uniqueness in this note. Moreover , you all know that introduction and conclusion create the mood of any answer . so, a well constructed introduction and conclusion are included , so that you don't have to work on it . So , get hold of it as soon as possible. Thank you