Love can make a person blind, so much so that they can do things they may not usually do without even knowing. In the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, it shows that love can blind people and make them do things they probably wouldn’t normally do. Shakespeare shows this with Malvolio as self-love, Orsino as unrequited love, and Antonio as friendship. The character Malvolio represents self-love in the play. He is an arrogant person who is in love with power, and himself. Malvolio’s self-love makes him blind of his actions; when Maria and Sir Toby played a prank on him by sending him a letter from “Olivia” he is quick to assume that the letter is to him. “M, O, A, I. This simulation is not as the former;/ for every one of these letters are in my name.” (Act 2, Scene 5). Even though the letter is not addressed to anyone he thinks that it must be for him since the …show more content…
He proves his loyalty to Sebastian many times and cares about him very much. This loyalty is shown when Antonio follows Sebastian to Orsino's Court. Antonio has many enemies there and he knew it but he went anyways. "I could not stay behind you. My desire,/ But jealousy what might befall your travel,/ Being skilless in these parts, which to a stranger,/ Unguided and unfriended, often prove/ Rough and unhospitable. My willing love,/ The rather by these arguments of fear,/ Set forth in your pursuit." (Act3, Scene 3). Antonio is worried about Sebastian going to a place he is unfamiliar with, so Antonio follows Sebastian to make sure he's safe. When Sir Andrew and Cesario were fighting and Antonio mistook Cesario as Sebastian and took over the for Cesario, it showed Antonio would risk his life for Sebastian. Antonio knew he could get captured or die if he followed Sebastian, but he did it anyway because he is a true friend. These actions prove Antonio's friendship to Sebastian made him do some foolish
His inflated ego has lead him to misinterpret Lady Olivia’s feelings for him-or rather, her lack of feelings. Although he already has the notion that he should end up with the Lady, he is fooled by Sir Toby, Maria, and Sir Andrew, believing Olivia feels the same for him. The tricksters deliberately write a letter indirectly addressed to Malvolio, divulging “Olivia’s” hidden love for the steward. Without giving much thought to the credibility of this discovered letter, Malvolio follows its enclosed instructions, unwittingly earning the real Lady Olivia’s disfavor (2.5.91-195). “This and his continuous disapproval of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew's drinking, earn him their hatred and he quickly becomes their pawn in a complex romantic ruse” (Review at Absolute
This comes to show that Antonio now realized that Gods power was not absolute, that there were things that the power of God cannot fix. This can be fortified by the fact that Antonio wonders whether the power in Ultima’s magic was greater than that of the priest back on page 99. After all the events that have occurred, you better believe that Antonio was one curious child with tons of questions. Questions that could not be answered, questions not even the great Ultima knew the answers.
The supporting paragraphs will detail what Antonio does throughout the play and why his punishment seems less than what he has coming to him. Antonio is the jealous younger brother of Prospero who is a sorcerer and the Duke of Milan. Antonio wants to be Duke, so he has his own brother, Prospero and his niece, Miranda, exiled. They are sent away on a decrepit ship without a sail and with nothing but magic books.
Anaya uses extremely vivid imagery to show us that Antonio’s way of dealing with his conflicts is through his dreams were he settles the conflict between the Catholic God and the Golden Crap. “I held my bloodied hands out to touch [my brother’s foreheads],'; Antonio tries to save his brothers from hell because they had sinned at Rosies the “house of sinful women.'; With the words “Bloodied Hands,'; Anaya shows that Antonio is trying to sort out the conflict of Narciso’s death, while Narciso was trying to warn Ultima about Tenorio.
the land that he as a patriarch would own (11); his woe, his land, and his daughter are all merely possessions of his. In fact the words “me”, “my” or “mine” are used 10 times through the whole speech. Antonio’s immediate reaction to this is to compare Leonato to a child which reinforces the idea of emotional self-indulgence. Leonato may even childishly mock Antonio, the reference to a counsellor who “will smile and stroke his beard” possibly referring to a gesture of Antonio’s earlier in the scene (14). Certainly he has a long passage of 5 lines where, without pause, he engages in ridiculing antithesis mocking the foolery of counsel, of one who would “Patch grief with proverbs” and a satiric onomatopoeia of the “hem” of a foolish counsellor (16-7). This image of words being an unsatisfactory cure for emotions is carried on in the third section of the speech, after the pause suggested by the short line after the second occurrence of “patience” (19). His righteous anger subsides, he refers to Antonio amicably as “brother”, and he begins to explain more calmly and in lyrical, less harsh terms of why counsel is not appropriate here (20). It is characteristic of Shakespeare to make one statement several times in different forms for different strata of the audience. Here, his rhetoric is more complicated and tailored to the aristocratic,
The plot deepens as Cesario proceeds to woo Olivia for the Duke. It is only the second time that Cesario appears at Olivia’s home when Olivia openly declares her love for Cesario. Throughout this time, Sir Andrew has been nursing a hope to win Olivia’s love. When he plans to give up hope of her love, Sir Toby suggests that Sir Andrew fight with Cesario to impress Olivia. Cesario, however, refuses to fight. At the same time, Viola’s brother, Sebastian, who is also shipwrecked, makes his way to safe lodging in Illyria with Antonio the sea captain. After the fight between Cesario and Sir Andrew begins, Antonio intervenes to save Cesario, whom he takes for Sebastian. But the Duke’s officers promptly arrest Antonio for a past offense. Then, Olivia later comes upon Sir Andrew and Sebastian bickering at her home. Olivia, thinking Sebastian is Cesario, leads Sebastian to marriage in a nearby chapel. Finally, Cesario inevitably reveals that he is Viola and Sebastian recognizes her as his sister. The Duke reciprocates Viola’s love offerings and proposes to her. Olivia assures Malvolio...
This was an act that Antonio never thought would bite him back in the ass. Antonio shows how he is self absorbed in a way that all he wants to do is help himself, even though it may have looked like he was looking out for Milan when he took the power away from the preoccupied Prospero. But he really was just looking out for himself using milan as an excuse to betray Prospero This plot to kill shows that Antonio Wants Sebastion to be the King of
On the other hand, Antonio is also a moneylender, but does not charge interest. Iago also wants revenge because he feels that he has been cheated out of a position that he feels he deserves. The position that he did not get was that of Othello's lieutenant, which was given to Cassio who has knowledge about combat from books. Iago feels that he has more real experience and that he should have been the one to take that position. Another similarity is that both characters are ruthless and will stop at nothing to get what they want.... ...
Antonio is so mesmerized by Sebastian’s beauty that he states, “If you will not murder me for my love, let me be your servant” (2.1.35).Antonio is becoming obsessed with Sebastian and cannot stand the idea of not spending time with him, that he begs him to let him be his servant so he can accompany Sebastian and serve him in any way possible. His desire to serve Sebastian comes from his obsession with him. Antonio extreme obsession for Sebastian stems from the Elizabethan connection between good looks and a good soul. Sebastian tries to prevent this firm devotion but pleads with Antonio: “Crave[s] of [his] leave, that [he] may bear [his] evils alone”(2.1.5-6).(Insert Analysis for the previous quote). Sebastian advises Antonio to “Fare ye well at once”(2.1.39) in an effort to prevent him any injury that Sebastian’s venture might bring. After hearing this Antonio is still adamant about attending Orsino’s court as well; “B...
In contrast, Antonio is a wealthy merchant, rich and well known. Venice. The. He seems to be a loyal friend to Bassanio for whom he is willing to go against his principles and borrow money from a moneylender.com.
Guessing the cause for Antonio’s sadness, Salerio and Solanio mention the wealthy man’s business ventures, and the possibility that Antonio is in love. However, Antonio denies both queries. In this incident, Antonio does not seem to perk up until his cousin, Bassanio, arrives. Therefore, according to the text, Antonio is melancholy due to the absence of his friend. Yet the older man maintains that he is ignorant of the causes of his depression. Perhaps Antonio does not know the cause of his sorrow because the man has not pursued enough avenues of thought.
In response to Sebastian’s question about whether his conscience would bother him after committing fratricide, Antonio replies, “Ay, sir, where lies that? If `twere a kibe / `Twould put me to my slipper…” meaning that if his conscience was a small sore on the heel of his foot (a kibe), it would drive him to wear comfortable shoes but it would certainly not disrupt his life or stop him from doing what he’s doing. This shows Antonio to be a cold-hearted man, one who is able to quiet that little voice inside his head and push it to the back of his brain and continue with his terrible acts. In the next thought, he says, “…but I feel not this deity in my bosom,” admitting he doesn’t feel the tug of a conscience in his heart.
In the comedy, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare varied sorts of love are shown. I will explore loves many weaknesses and how one has no self-control when under loves vicious spell. In Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night Orsino gives an explicit explanation as he describes his desire for love: "If music be the food of love/ play on / Give me excess of it / that, surfeiting / The appetite may sicken and so die.” [7 Act 1 Scene 1 1-5] This speech, though rather complicated, does show how love has conquered Orsino.
In Sebastian and Antonio’s friendship, Antonio entrusts Sebastian with his wallet. When Antonio and Sebastian go to Illyria, Antonio gives Sebastian his wallet and says, “hold, sir, here’s my purse”, implying that Antonio is depending upon Sebastian to take care of his wallet. Sebastian relies upon Antonio for money and directions in Illyria, which Antonio happily gives. Antonio advises Sebastian that he should stay at “the Elephant, [as it] is the best lodge”(3.3.42-43). Antonio also offers to figure out the arrangement for dinner, while
In the beginning of the play, The Merchant of Venice, Antonio is willing to sacrifice his credit to ensure Bassanio’s happiness. Antonio knows that