Question | Answer |
What is a Prose? | Looks like ordinary speech, no pattern of accents, goes to the ends of the lines, has standard capitalization. |
Who speaks in Prose? | Viola/Feste & Sebastian/Feste = when speaking to lower class they speak in prose
Sir Toby = supposed to be speaking in blank
Maria
Malvolio = strictly speaks in prose BUT he thinks he is the bees knees. |
What is happening in a Prose? | Everyday life, explanations, low comedy, madness, OFTEN lower class |
What is Rhymed Verse? | Aa bb cc dd, doesn't fill the page. first words of each line are capitalized, songs can have more complex rhyme schemes |
Who speaks in Rhymed Verse? | Feste's Song (1237) |
What is happening in Rhymed Verse? | Advice, morals, lyrics, songs, supernatural |
What is Blank Verse? | Iambic Pentameter, unrhymed, doesn't go to the end of lines, first words of each line are capitalized, sometimes has single rhymed couplet at the end of speech or scene called a capping couplet. |
Who speaks in Blank Verse? | Viola (1245) - voice in her head is upper class
Antonino/second officer arresting him |
What is happening in Blank Verse? | Expressing passion, introspection, momentous occasions, refinement of character, OFTEN upper class characters. |
Who loves who? | Orsino loves Olivia
Oliva loves Cesario
Cesario/Viola loves Orsino |
Twelfth Night History | It is a holiday - epiphany *when the three wise men arrive* - January 6th - End of the 12 days of Christmas
Night of January 5th
People traded roles: opposite gender, low becomes high, vice versa
Celebrations: Singing, plays, etc.
ENDS AT MIDNIGHT |
Viola/Cesario | Gender reversal - not supposed to be like this |
Andrew and Toby (Olivia's Uncles) | Idiot and Drunk - aristocrats - not supposed to be like this |
Maria | Partially serious
Very intelligent, devious
(SERVANT) |
Malvolio | Super serious
In love with Olivia
(STEWARD) |
Contemporary Love (Marlowe, Raleigh, Donne...) | Metaphors
Idealized
Serious
Pastoral/Carpe Diem |
Twelfth Night Love | Makes fun of love
Not realistic because it is over the top yet realistic because love is messy
People do dumb stuff in the name of love
Relatable
*Love is presented in an unrealistic situation but presented in a realistic emotion |
Resolutions: YES | Viola is now female
Viola is with Orsino (same class)
Malvolio is not in prison
Viola and Sebastian find out identities
Sebastian and Antonio resolved
Antonio in jail still - he is a pirate
Andrew doesn't marry Olivia |
Resolutions: NO | Malvolio gets to decide the fate of his plotters
Antonio is still in jail
Maria marries Toby
Andrew duped by Toby |
Lessons: | Life is unfair
Not everything words out the way it should
Class isn't as important as society makes it out to be |