The Twelfth Knight inspired a funny movie called She’s the man. She’s the man was filmed in 2002 and directed by Andy Fickman. The main plot line of the movie She’s the man is thought to be derived from The twelfth Night. The movie and the play both have many of the same qualities throughout the plot line and characterization. The play and the movie’s plot lines are very similar due to that they both focus on related topics. “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” (Shakespeare, I.V.3). This excerpt explains that greatness is achievable in many ways. In the movie, Sebastian works very hard to play for the men’s soccer team in Illyria. He does not succeed on making the first team but practices a lot on his own time and gets to play in the game. “Love sought is good, but giv’n unsought is better” (Shakespeare, I. iii. 8). This means love is better without you having to let them know. Although the plot lines …show more content…
Malvolio was a pet tarantula owned by a student who wanted revenge on Sebastian. “Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit”(Shakespeare. I. V.2). This means that being a smart fool is better than being a dumb fool. In the movie the soccer coach of Cornwall did not want the girls playing with the boys even when the girls team could give the guys a run for their money. Viola decided to outsmart the coach and play against him on the Illyria soccer team. “I’ll be revenged on the whole pack of you” (Shakespeare, V. i. 17) .This is the Malvolio’s reminder that he will seek revenge to everyone. The soccer coach of Cornwall did not think the girls were good enough of worthy enough of playing soccer with the boys. He did not realize that the girls were very competitive when it came to playing soccer. When Viola came out and declared that she was not Sebastian everyone was confused and did not know how she was playing in men’s soccer
The play The Twelfth Night and the movie She’s the Man are both similar and different in many ways. One of the biggest ideas is the fact that the play takes place in the late 1500’s where as She’s the Man takes place the same time it was filmed, 2006. As well, the modern version has new characters that were added in for the film to make sense that were not needed in the play. Finally, the movie had two rather large changes from the play.
This quote shows that Maria planned to write love letters to Malvolio and pretend that they are from Olivia. This is cruel because Olivia is not attracted to Malvolio; Malvolio will be lead on. Secondly according to the play, Maria vengefully states, “... Sport royal, I warrant you…” (2.3.157). In summary, Maria is saying “Do not worry it is going to be fun I promise”. Maria is telling her friends that what she is doing is going to be funny, and that it is nothing to worry about.
The ship captain then clothes her as a boy so that she would instead serve the Duke. The plot is that of a Although similar things happen in the movie on many occasions as well, one incident stands out. When the tarantula, Marvolio, Crawls into Viola's room. They characters may be depicted to be similar in many way but they also have differences.
...volio declares revenge on the lot before exiting, giving the floor to Orsino. He speaks to Viola, before Feste, Olivia’s Jester, sings to signal the ending. “Cesario, come – For so you shall be while you are a man; But when in other habits you are seen Orsino’s mistress and his fancy’s queen.”
In Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, gender identity and alternative sexualities are highlighted through the depiction of different characters and personalities. In the play, Viola disguises herself as a man thereby raising a merry-go-around of relationships that are actually based on a lie rather than actual fact. Viola attracts the attention of Olivia since she thinks that Viola is a man but even more fascinating is the fact that Orsino is attracted to Viola although he thinks that she is a man. In another twist Viola is attracted to Orsino and has fell in love with him although their love cannot exist since Orsino thinks that Viola is a man.
Malvolio’s humiliation mentioned above can be viewed as a subplot in the play. As we discover the few epiphany moments that Malvolio experienced, his character becomes more interesting. Malvolio is first introduced to us as a puritan, more of the simple type. He was known to ruin others fun. In the play, Sir Toby and Maria both play major parts in the disposition of Malvolio. It is because of his need to be strict, he received hostile and opp...
rejoice, both Malvolio and Antonio are prevented from having the objects of their desire. Malvolio, who has pursued Olivia, must.... ... middle of paper ... ...realize his great foolishness when the prank has run its course, and will mend some of his more obvious faults as a result but it leaves Malvolio is exceedingly bitter and his last line in the play reflects. this ‘I’ll be reven’d on the whole pack of you!’.
The play opens with Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, expressing his deep love for the Countess Olivia. Meanwhile, the shipwrecked Viola disguises herself as a man and endeavors to enter the Duke’s service. Although she has rejected his suit, the Duke then employs Viola, who takes the name of Cesario, to woo Olivia for him. As the play continues, Cesario falls in love with the Duke, and Olivia falls in love with Cesario, who is really Viola disguised. Maria, Olivia’s servant woman, desires to seek revenge on Malvolio, Olivia’s steward. “To the delight of Sir Toby, Olivia’s uncle, and his friend Sir Andrew, Maria comes up with a plot to drop love letters supposedly written by Olivia in Malvolio’s path. When she does, they observe him, along with Fabian, another servant, as Malvolio falls for the bait. Believing that Olivia loves him, he makes a fool of himself” (Napierkowski 3).
to get involved in a scuffle, for which Viola is unjustly blamed. Finally Sebastian and Viola are reunited, but only after they have already caused a large amount of chaos and confused everyone. It is only then that everyone begins to discover the extent of Viola's trickery. More disorder is created when Olivia, who Orsino is hopelessly in love with. with, falls for Cesario, who is secretly in love with Orsino.
... are left out which again would invite the sympathy of a modern audience. The treatment of Malvolio brings discord to the ending. It can also be debated that at the end of the play, an audience from/of any period of time would feel guilty for having laughed at Malvolio or been participants in his humiliation as Malvolio evokes the sympathy of both the audience and the characters.
For any young female, this would be a devastating situation to be thrown into, and viola was no exception. Apart from having to deal with the loss of her brother, she also had to find a way to survive in illyria. Perhaps this is where the resilience in viola's nature is first shown instead of breaking down and mourning bitterly the death of her loved one, she immediately devises a plan to disguise herself as a male and serve duke orsino.
It is also one of the themes in Twelfth Night that the play revolves around as Shakespeare makes it out to be by presenting the character of ‘Caesario’. In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare presents the obvious deception of the play that is Viola. Viola’s role in the play is purely based on the ideas of disguise and deception. She initially deceives everyone by disguising herself as a man, ‘Cesario’, in order to serve Orsino. We can see this from the quote, “For such disguise as haply shall become: The form of my intent”.
Twelfth Night or What You Will is one of Shakespeare’s most famous comedies. It has been performed hundreds of times and adapted into a number of modern films. The main plot of the play follows Viola, a girl who is rescued from a shipwreck and enters into the service of the Duke Orsino disguised as a man. Rising quickly in his estimation, Viola begins delivering messages of love on his behalf to Olivia, a noble woman who has no interest in Orsino’s advances. Over the course of the play Olivia falls in love with the disguised Viola, Viola falls in love with Orsino, and Viola’s twin brother Sebastian, who supposedly died in the shipwreck, returns. Following Sebastian’s return the twins are mistaken for each other, leading to both misunderstanding and marriage in the final scenes of the play. Alongside the main plot of Twelfth Night is an almost equally prominent subplot involving Malvolio, a servant of Olivia, who falls in love with her and who falls prey to a prank planned by the other members of the household who despise his abhorrence of fun. In the article “The Design of Twelfth Night” by L.G. Salingar, Salingar examines the plot and structure of the play and addresses the significance of the subplot. The purpose of this essay is to examine both evidence from the play and articles from other authors, with a focus on Salingar, who have written on the subject in order to determine the purpose of the subplot. In his article, Salingar comes to the conclusion that the purpose of the subplot is to provide a comic mirror of the main plot while amplifying the main themes of delusion, misrule and festivity. Salingar presents a solid argument, however he has neglected another lesser but significant element of the sub-plot which illustrate...
Viola/Ceasario's disguise hides most of her past: the shipwreck, her lost brother, and the fact that she is a woman. Her identity now as a man, is to move on in life and get a job. Her love for Orsino is hidden with her original identity, as though she works for him as his servant. She is a very strong character in the play. "I prithee (and I’ll pay thee bounteously)/ Conceal me what I am, and be my aid/ For such disguise as haply shall become/ The form of my intent. I’ll serve this duke." (1.2.52-55). After the shipwreck and the loss of her brother, Viola decides to move on using a disguise as her shield. Viola’s secret love for Orsino is different than the way Olivia loves Ceasario. Olivia is in lo...
Viola's male masquerade also calls attention to the more general theme of masking. As Cesario, Viola suggests that things are not always as they seem, that identities are protean, that self-deception rivals self-knowledge and that only Time can untie complicated "knots." Coppelia Kahn points out that the cross-dressing in Twelfth...