What Role Does Feste Play In Twelfth Night

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Everybody loves a good laugh, whether it be someone spilling food on themselves or making a joke, laughter is fantastic. Shakspeares play 'Twelfth Night' contains lots of foolery and dry comedy giving everyone a laugh. Fools play an important part in this play. Whether they know it or not every character in this play is a fool, between Malvolio's blinding self love, Feste's obvious foolery and Olivia's dramatics, everyone is bound to be proven of foolery one way or another. Feste's role in the play by definition is the professional jester. Feste is very witty, quick to speak and all around comical. He shows that he can truly speak without fault knowing all the double meanings and slang that is used in the play. Feste is known for keeping people on their toe. for example when he and Viola speak in Olivia's garden he is seen playing the tabor, Violia is curious so she asks 'dost thou live by thy tabor?' (3.1.1) Feste …show more content…

"Calling my officers about me, in my branched velvet gown; having come from a day-bed, where I have left Olivia sleeping,— " (2.5.1075) without knowing in the bushes behind him Fabion Sir Andrew and Sir Toby are listening and laughing at Malvolio's dreams, saying things such as " fire and brimstone" (2.5.1078) and "Bolts and shackles" (2.5.1084) These sayings being the equivalent to todays 'he did not just say that' or 'oh he's so going to get it!!'. He is also proven a fool when he finds the love letter layed by Maria Sir toby and sir andrew supposably written by Lady Olivia and believes that it is from her. of course this adds to his ego and he starts to think well of course its for me i'm so great and this causes more laughs from the pranksters. Malvolio is so in love with himself that he cannot see what fool he truly

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