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    In Shakespeare's play “Twelfth Night,” the central focus is love, and the goal of most characters is to find love wherever it may be. Viola has just been shipwrecked and believes that she has lost her brother, but has begun a job working in Duke Orsino's court. Soon, she will be sent to Olivia, estate to woo Olivia into marrying Orsino, despite her mourning over the loss of her brother. Later, Olivia will realize that she is indeed in love with Viola, who is dressed as a male character named Cesario

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    Outline For Twelfth Night

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    Kelsey Stapleton Twelfth Night – Outline (Response 4) Characters: Viola- She is the protagonist in the play. She disguises herself as a man (Cesario) and becomes a page to Duke Orsino. She ends up falling in love with Orsino. Orsino- A duke in Illyria. Orsino loves Lady Olivia. However, he develops a type of feelings for Cesario but doesn’t know he is actually a woman. Olivia- She is a countess in Illyria. Olivia is courted by Orsino and Sir Andrew Aguecheek. She tells them both that she is mourning

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    In William Shakespeare’s play, Twelfth Night, he focuses on romance and the pain it causes. The story starts when twins Viola and Sebastian are in a shipwreck leaving them stranded in a new country with no resources. Having been separated, Viola takes extreme measures and decides to dress as a man named Cesario in order to work for the Duke Orsino. Having this job, not only does she find herself falling in love with Orsino, she also learns he’s infatuated with a woman named Olivia. While this is

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    Twelfth Night, by Shakespeare, Shakespeare tells the story of 3 people who all love someone else, Viola, Olivia, and Orsino. While Orsino loves Olivia, she loves Viola (who is disguised) and likewise, Viola is in love with Orsino. On the the side of this conflict is Malvolio who loves Olivia as well, and honestly believes he has a chance with her. Yet, after mistreating the other servants of Olivia, they decide to play a track on him and punish him. Malvolio’s punishment in Twelfth Night is shown

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    A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play written by Shakespeare. Throughout the play, 4 lovers are mistaken for who they really love, because of the mischievous Puck. Towards the end of the play, workmen perform the play of Pyramus and Thisbe and uses elements of comedy to amuse the lovers on their marriage day. Act 5 scene 1 uses these comedic elements most successfully because Shakespeare uses elements such as hyperbole, linguistic mistakes, and parodies. Act 5 scene 1 uses the comedic element known

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    Stars Monologue

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    Stars Do you ever look up at the night sky, with thoughts rushing through your mind? I see the moon, but my eyes drift towards the stars. The light that shines against the darkness. The universe is vast, there is so much more to discover. But, most of us are afraid of the unknown. Take me as an example. I’m afraid of what I don’t know, I’m afraid of the judgement of everyone who sees me, I’m afraid of being unwanted, thrown in the dirt. But most of all, I’m afraid of love. Love is beautiful

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    Disguise is the source of theatrical appeal in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Discuss the validity of this statement. Michael Pennington describes Twelfth Night as a typical Romantic Comedy with a sublime sense of inconcsequentiality amidst the lyrical nature that plagues its environment. Therefore it is none other than that of a romantic comedy, and by definition, seeks the usage of a most humourous yet vital factor that shapes the events that are to occur; Disguise. Disguise indeed gives rise

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    " Penny time for school!" her mom yelled up the stairs. As she woke up groggy from the late night she had doing her homework,she smelt the crisp Autumn air slightly stinging the insides of her nostrils. She felt a warm lump near her feet as she pet her cat marshmallow on the head, and heard his soft purring. She hopped out of bed feeling lively, more than usual, and she made her way to the shower. As she brushed out her curly blonde hair it fell over her shoulder cascading down to her chest. She

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    benefits as a child is developing to be an independent individual. Many parents strongly believe in the strict rules of a curfew for the child’s protection and instilling good behaviors; for example, timeliness and not making bad decisions late at night can both be taught through a curfew. While curfew may be beneficial for children who are learning to become independent, it is not necessary for college students at their universities. The curfew policy at Liberty University produces negative effects

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    beacon of hope for him, and the excitement builds up inside him, yet he feels nervous at the same time. Walking to the front door, he notices Forunato’s deep red merlot car parked in his driveway. He wonders what he could be doing here so late at night. “Chardonnay I’m home!” His voice echoes through the empty first floor. He walks through the dark foyer and into the living room where he notices the empty wine bottle on the table in front of the couch. He’s suspicious because it’s red wine and Chardonnay

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