Feste The Twelfth Night Fool

Although he does not make any profound remarks, he seems to be the wisest person of all the characters in the comedy. Viola remarks this by saying, "This fellow's wise enough to play the fool"(III.i.61). Since Feste is a licensed fool, his main role in Twelfth Night is to speak the truth. This is where the humor lies, his truthfulness. In one example he proves Olivia to be a true fool by asking her what she was mourning about. The point Feste tried to make was that Olivia was mourning for a person whose soul is in heaven.

   In most Shakespearean romantic comedies, there is a character that plays the part of a truth-teller.  And in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night it is no different. Feste, a clown, through his mixed up words and songs enlightens the other characters whilst playing the role of the truth-teller.  Through aiding the Duke with his patience, helping Viola with her love problems, and having a major role in Malvolio's downfall, Feste holds one of the primary parts of the play.

Feste as the name suggests includes festivity and embodies the festive spirit perfectly. Besides humour and wit he sings melodies and pictures the state of higher-class people in the play. For example he sings a song “O Mistress Mine, where are you roaming?” which depicts the wait for the true love. The song could be applied to the love relationship between Orisino and Olivia and also between Olivia and Cesario. The song suggests that Orisino’s wait will be over when he could marry Olivia and Olivia’s journey would end when she gets Cesario. Another song would be “Farewell, dear heart, since I must needs be gone” sung in the party by both Sir Toby Belch and Feste. The song ideally talks about approaching death but in this case it is referred to Malvolio who is not liked by both Feste and Sir Toby Belch. Malvolio has been compared to an evil or antagonist because of his rude behaviour toward everyone including upper-class people, also of his fondness for Olivia and a happiness spoiler whereas he is just a steward. Because nobody likes Malvolio he is been asked to leave the party in a comical and witty way which could be justified by the line said by Sir Toby Belch in Act 2 Scene 3 “Shall I bid him go, and spare not” and a reply from Feste “O no no no, you dare

His job is to make people laugh at him and make himself look dumb or unintelligent for other people's amusement. On the other hand Feste is very intelligent, he uses his intelligence to make people happy when they need some cheering up. For example when Feste says olivia's brother is “obviously going to hell” knowing that she is going to say “no he's obviously going to heaven” making her realize he's in a better place now and she doesn't need to mourn for seven years now that she knows he's in a better place.

through his vanity is easily fooled into thinking it is he who she loves although

By divulging the truth through clever jokes and humor, Feste manages to strike blows that undermine his peers. He is able to freely express himself because he was appointed by Lady Olivia's father before his passing, thus giving Feste

Feste is actually quite clever and witty, though it may not seem like it. He shows the readers this with his language, word play, puns, as well as his quick wit. In scene 5, Feste begins with “He that is well hanged in this world needs to fear no colours.” Maria also plays into the comedy of the Twelfth Night. Maria and Feste are like a comedy duo participating in quick, witty, and comedic exchanges.

Why is love so popular? Almost every current movie have one thing in common: a love triangle between the characters. Before movies, people learned about love in literature. Even in the old literature, love was a common theme. In Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night”, different types of love between the characters are investigated. Each of the characters’ relationships play a role in the development of the story.

William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, performed in 1602, includes many characters who assume different identities and personalities through the use of disguise. Shakespeare uses disguises, masks, and mistaken identities to create confusion, internal conflicts, and add a comical nature to the play. Disguise also illustrates that one’s appearance is only an illusion. Disguise can probe to symbolic in a way that lets readers explore the lack of reality that is evident when keeping up with public appearances or showing the public what you want them to believe you embody. Although it can be viewed through a comedic perspective, the issues that it presses allow for a serious analysis.

The main focus of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Twelfth Night is, fittingly, love. Despite the fact that the play ends in happiness, and marriage, the characters are not always this happy throughout the entire play. Love seems to be a curse in this play rather than a blessing, and it may seem that love causes more problems than it solves most of the time. All of the characters in Twelfth Night are affected by love in some way, and most of the time it is not the “right” love. For example, the main plot of the play is the love triangle between Olivia, Violet, and Duke Orsino. This love triangle causes mass chaos and confusion for the characters, mainly because of the misunderstandings. At the start of the play, Orsino is in love with Olivia, who is mourning her brother, and has no interest in the duke. In turn, Viola, who is in disguise as eunuch named Cesario is in love with Orsino. To round out the triangle, Olivia is in love with Viola, who she believes is really Cesario. The misunderstandings love causes for Orsino, Olivia, and Viola may even cause more suffering than happiness, despite the fact that the play ends in marriages.

In William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, it is ironic how many times the fool is said to be dishonest, when, in fact, his role proves entirely opposite. Though sometimes the characters do not realize his hidden messages, the reader can instantly comprehend Feste's figurative language, which is evident in every scene in which the fool appears. Whether he is singing to Orsino, arguing with Malvolio, or playing around with Viola, Feste always manages to sneak in a few symbolic foretokens before his exit. His keen eye and fast wit help him to actively partake in the portrayal of the story, however, the fool is merely present to express that which cannot be fully expressed through the

Shakespeare wrote the romantic comedy play, Twelfth Night, in the year 1601. Despite being over 400 years old, people have been studying and performing the play continuously. Even though some may argue American audience now cannot understand the significance of social hierarchy in the play nor the lines written in Shakespearean English, Twelfth Night remains popular today as shown by New York Times’ publishing of seven reviews on different performances of Twelfth Night. At the same time, Shakespeare utilizes dramatic irony, created by Viola dressed as Cesario, and reversal of social hierarchy, created by the love struck Duke and Countess, the drunk knights Sir Andrew and Toby, and the brilliant maid Maria. This essay aims to analyze comedic elements in Twelfth Night, as well as explaining why it remains popular until this day. We will compare the original and several modern productions of the play that New York Times reviewers feature in the newspapers while integrating ideas from excerpts of William Zinsser’s book On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction and Henry Bergson’s Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic.

Recently, I’ve been reading an intriguing play, Twelfth Night, which was written by William Shakespeare. What interests me in this play most is the fact that there are a lot of love interests. Duke Orsino is greatly attracted to a gentlewoman called Olivia. However, despite his attempts to court her, she rejects his approaches as she claims to be in a period of mourning for her dead brother which has been going on for seven years. Olivia forms a tight friendship with Viola, a woman who acts as a messenger for the Duke, and ends up falling in love with her. Viola, on the other hand, is totally awed by Orsino. The fact that Olivia is in love with Viola who is in love with the man who has been courting the former for years is quite ironical. I believe that love is what makes us be better people and the relationships between people can influence each othet and their personalities. Love, a big subject existing in this world, we can’t live without it whether it’s optimized or not.

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a play written by world famous poet William Shakespeare. The romantic comedy, is believed to have been written in the early 1600s to represent the celebration called “Twelfth Night”, which is a celebration during the passing Christmas time and has, since the play, also been coined “Opposite Day”. In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare illustrates a balance of the genders by using Viola, and different characters, to prove that women and men are equally capable of a deep, honest Love, although Viola disagrees with this in Act II.

An Exploration of the Contribution of Disguise and Deceit to the Humour of Twelfth Night