To Sir, with Love

that status is just a label through showing love does not abide by these boundaries, status does not display true character, and status is not obtained by those who aim for it. First of all, love does not have any boundaries because it is merely the attraction and adoration of another person, no matter their age, status, race, and beliefs. Many characters in Twelfth Night fall in love with

the nobles lived their lives in luxury and were rich beyond the common man’s wildest dreams. The thought of the medieval knights often brings nobility in mind, hence the question whether knights had to emanate from the noble class. Exemplary works by Sir Thomas Malory (1408–1471) recount the marvelous adventures of chivalrous, heroic knights of super-human ability. The knights, abiding by the chivalry's strict codes of honor and demeanor went on quests to fight and defeat monsters and giants, thereby

Le’Morte de Arthur by Thomas Malory. In Le’Morte de Arthur, King Arthur discovers the betrayal of his wife Guinevere, and his best knight Sir Lancelot. However, although King Arthur is married to Guinevere he feels the most betrayal by his best knight Sir Lancelot and is pained over his dishonor. This loss of chivalry honor ultimately is the downfall for both Sir Lancelot and King Arthur. Honor and loyalty is seen as the main code that the knights follow before any. The twelve knights take upon themselves

first instance is when Antonio saves Viola from Sir Andrew and Sir Toby, believing she is Sebastian. However, not a moment too soon, Antonio is later taken away by Illyrian officers, due to battling Sir Andrew and Toby, and being Orsino’s old enemy. While calling out to “Sebastian” for help, Viola claims she has never met Antonio, and therefore leaves Antonio feeling betrayed and disappointed. Later, when Sir Toby and Sir Andrew encounter Sebastian, Sir Andrew immediately strikes Sebastian thinking

& Symbols Themes Love as a Cause of Suffering Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy, and romantic love is the play’s main focus. Despite the fact that the play offers a happy ending, in which the various lovers find one another and achieve wedded bliss, Shakespeare shows that love can cause pain. Many of the characters seem to view love as a kind of curse, a feeling that attacks its victims suddenly and disruptively. Various characters claim to suffer painfully from being in love, or, rather, from

Robert Plant, a famous musician in the band called Led Zeppelin, once said,”I think that passion and love and pain are all bearable, and they go to make love beautiful. In The Giver By Lois Lowry, Jonas thinks it is better to experience love even if it involves pain. Jonas is watched his whole life and is assigned to be a Receiver of Memory. He learns about the goods and the bads of the life that the community has never seen before. However, Jonas thinks that they should realize what has happened

follow certain ideals, ideals of chivalry and courtly love. That consisted of, being

What is courtly love? Imagine love so strong that you cannot control yourself; imagine love so strong that you cannot live without your lover; imagine love so strong that if you cannot have them, no one can. These examples are the ideals of courtly love. Such love, is a code of romantic love celebrated in songs and romances of the Medieval Period. Moreover, being a code of romantic love, courtly love goes hand and hand with chivalry. Chivalry is the code of conduct of the Medieval knight. As being

confusion, as a bizarre love triangle results in which Viola is in love with Orsino, who loves Olivia—who loves Cesario, the male identity that Viola assumes. Thus, by dressing his protagonist in male garments, Shakespeare shows how malleable and self-delusional human romantic attraction can be. Another character in disguise is Malvolio, who dresses oddly (in

the play because it is a trait that affects him constantly. His gullibility is mostly seen during the major prank that is played on him. Malvolio’s sternness is demonstrated throughout the whole entire play as well,but it especially seen while Sir Toby and Sir Andrew are having their usual drunken nights and Malvolio will not put up with it. Malvolio’s egotistical, gullible and stern personality cause him to be justly abused and easily disliked by others. An egotistical individual is one who believes