Feste the Fool in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”
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A 5 page paper looking at this pivotal character in Shakespeare’s dark and complex comedy. The paper asserts that Feste is the wisest person in the play, for only he has the objectivity to see all the characters in their most foolish guises, and the ability to tell them about it. Bibliography lists 4 sources (attached).
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Homosexuality and Friendships in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
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In four pages this paper discusses the relationships in Shakespeare’s comedy as a way of determining whether or not a homosexual component exists. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Malvolio and Misrule in Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”
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A 5 page paper analyzing the enigmatic figure of Malvolio in this Shakespearean play. The paper argues that Malvolio represents the figure of the Lord of Misrule in a traditional Twelfth Night celebration, and for this reason his humiliation is not to be taken seriously. Bibliography lists two sources.
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Malvolio in William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”
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A 5 page paper which examines the character’s dramatic function in Shakespeare’s play. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Mythology in Shakespeare
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This 5 page paper considers how mythology was used by Shakespeare in three of his plays in order to create atmosphere. The plays considered are A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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Questions on Twelfth Night
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A 5 page research paper that answer five questions pertaining to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The questions pertain to the character of Feste; how Malvolio & Sir Andrew are treated by Sir Toby; laughing "at" as opposed to "with" characters; the various plots and subplots; and the title of the play. No additional sources cited.
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Romantic Love in William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
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A 2.5 page paper which examines whether or not romantic love is based on physical attraction or the existence of love at first sight by examining the various loves in the text, determining which love affair is the most authentic and why. No additional sources are used.
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Servants in "Twelfth Night"
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A 5 page paper which uses the poor laws of the times of Queen Elizabeth to illustrate two of the servants from Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. The servants discussed are Maria and Malvolio. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
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Setting in Beowulf & Twelfth Night
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A 6 page research paper that discusses how setting affects the narrative in Beowulf and also in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The writer includes the social conventions of a particular era as an aspect of "setting," and therefore discusses the importance of the mead-hall in Beowulf and cross-dressing in regards to gender roles in Twelfth Night. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night": Disguises
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7 pages in length. No one is without a social face; in fact, people often maintain many social faces depending upon the situation or the ultimate objective. When assessing Viola's emotional and mental disguise in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the student will want to address such elements as social dictate, gender oppression and the aspect of patriarchal control as they relate to the inherent association to social façade. Transcending this concept to contemporary times, the student will want to discuss the need for social acceptance to the point of donning a politically correct front in order to achieve success in certain social circles. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Shakespeare, Women & Gender Expectations
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A 6 page essay that discusses women and gender within two of plays, As You Like It and Twelfth Night, focusing on the roles of Rosalind and Viola. The writer explores what these roles tell modern audiences about Elizabethan gender expectations and the writer argues that Shakespeare sidestepped such societal conventions through the device of cross-dressing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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