Act 3 Scene 4
In Act II scene V, Maria writes the letter and then drops it on the garden path for Malvolio to see.
Malvolio discovers that Maria wrote the love letter when he confronts her in Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." After being deceived and humiliated throughout the play, he realizes the truth when he sees Maria alongside Sir Toby and the others who orchestrated the prank. This moment highlights the theme of mistaken identity and the consequences of ambition, as Malvolio's earlier self-confidence leads to his downfall.
A common trick was to have two people carrying on a conversation while a third makes snarky asides to the audience. Act 1 Scene 2 of Cymbeline is a good example of this. Every time the buffoon Cloten says something, the second lord makes a rude remark behind his hand. Julia does the same thing with the buffoon Thurio in Act V Scene 2 of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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If music is the food for love, forever let it play!
In Act II scene V, Maria writes the letter and then drops it on the garden path for Malvolio to see.
Malvolio is what they called in Shakespeare's day a "humourous man", a person excessively dominated by a particular characteristic. Tormenting such a person is an element in several comedies. In Malvolio's case, his dominating humour is pride, and the belief that he is more than just a steward. In one scene and in one scene only does the sending-up of Malvolio's vanity reach truly hilarious proportions, and this is the scene where he reads the cryptic letter he supposes to be from Olivia. The scene where he appears before Olivia cross-gartered and smiling is also pretty funny. Watch a performance of either of these scenes by any competent actor (Alec Guinness or Nigel Hawthorne are both recommended) and you will see what I mean.
A common trick was to have two people carrying on a conversation while a third makes snarky asides to the audience. Act 1 Scene 2 of Cymbeline is a good example of this. Every time the buffoon Cloten says something, the second lord makes a rude remark behind his hand. Julia does the same thing with the buffoon Thurio in Act V Scene 2 of The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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What is an example of an allusion language in Twelfth Night
If music is the food for love, forever let it play!
"Still so cruel?"
Act 1, Scene 2 and Act 2, Scene 1 in "Twelfth Night" both involve shipwrecks and characters grieving the loss of loved ones. In both scenes, Viola/Cesario is involved in emotional exchanges with other characters (Olivia and Orsino respectively). These parallel scenes set a tone of melancholy and mistaken identities that drive the plot of the play forward.
"Be you his eunuch, and your mute I'll be;When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not see." (Act 1 Scene 2)
Everyone will have a different answer to this, because people have different senses of humour. The comedies are not funny all the way through--there are scenes which are very serious and painful in almost all of them. Certain scenes, however, are hilarious. These include the scene in Twelfth Night where Malvolio reads the forged letter, the scenes in Much Ado where Benedick and Beatrice eavesdrop, the scene in Merry Wives where Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page discover that Falstaff has sent them copies of the same love letter, the scene in Comedy of Errors where Dromio describes his twin brother's wife, and the amateur play in Midsummer Night's Dream.
In Act 3, Scene 4 of "Twelfth Night," the characters seem to talk to the audience through their asides and soliloquies. For example, Malvolio's soliloquy about Olivia's supposed love for him reveals his inner thoughts to the audience, while also giving insight into his character. Additionally, characters like Feste and Maria make witty remarks and puns that can be interpreted as speaking directly to the audience.
The quote "Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them" is from William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night." It is spoken by the character Malvolio in Act 2, Scene 5. The line reflects themes of ambition, destiny, and the varying ways individuals come into power or recognition.