Twelfth Night, 3.1.1-26

Michael Nodurft English 208 Mrs. Walter Twelfth Night, 3. 1. 1-26 Jan. 30 2007 True Lies Reading this chat between genus Viola and Feste the clown thither is definite multiple piths to apiece of the denominations that they both say. You piece of ass tell that Violas mind is matched to Festes which makes this conversation so cleverly written. This pass get throughers puns to the earshot who understand that Cesario is truly Viola. And make up Feste hinting that he knows Violas hidden identity. This passage offers hints to the truth of the Viola and the fact that Feste is truly not the blast that everyone believes he is.In this passage I will ground that this conversation is crucial to the plot, and defines beoth of these characters roles. When Feste enters the room he is playing his pipe and tabor, and is world his normal have self. The first couple lines argon normal run-in when Viola asks, Dost thou live by thy tabor? 3. 1. 1-2 I analogous how Viola used the word tab or because it is the perfect description of Feste personality, the panache he is always playing games with people for money. When Festes humourous remarks argon matched by Viola, Feste begins his more than intellectual wittiness. A sentence is alone a cheverel baseball hand to a good wit,3. . 10-11 In this sentence you tell that there is a deeper meaning when Feste is bawl outing about a glove. The way that Feste describes the glove to Viola is interesting because when a person uses a glove it is commonly hiding the hand. Feste has stumble onto a crucial part of the play make the plot much sweeter for the audience because they know the truth about Viola and he doesnt Cesario is the glove to Viola. This is perfect not only is the fool be a mocked in the play his daily is now involving the audience making subtle hints of something he does not know.The next line Feste says is How quickly the wrong side may be turned outward. 3. 1. 11-12 I manage this comparison between the g love turning outward and Viola act to keep her cover, because Viola doesnt know what Feste knows. other note that I stumbled on when reading this scene was the fact that Feste repeated the word ,Sir, when he was addressing Viola. When you look into Festes lines it is almost standardized he is mocking the word sir by putting a coma before and after.I mickle come over the imagery of Festes face when he pauses and announces ,sir, I can see his eyes looking into Violas almost joking that he knows that she is not truly a sir but a woman. It seems like Feste knows a lot but I dont unfeignedly think he entire understand it yet. So for the audience who knows Cesario is a woman, it is quite enjoyable seeing Feste sort of stuck in the dark and not truly understanding everything. This is how Feste obtains both the fool in the play and to the audience. Another idea that I have thought about was what is Feste hiding?Feste is the cuddly fool that plays tricks for money, but is that his tru e nature? I believe that the glove sentence applies to both characters Viola and Feste. Viola is trying to keep her cover, but one slip up and she could be uncovered causing atrocious trouble. On the other hand Feste, if his cover of being a fool is blown then he has no way of living. If one was thinking hard about this speech Feste is talking about himself. Being witty and fun, but at the same time sc bed to let his more brainy side out. He has to purposely put himself outside of the cuff so that no one can understand his true meaning of life.The way that this passage is put together it is not rhythmic at all. The lines dont flow together like other part of the play. There is no iambic pentameter is these sentences they are either too long, or too short. I think that Shakespeare purposely made these lines uncut and off rhythm for a reason. This reason is that Feste is a fool and is always being witty never making a direct point. Viola is fooling right back and not being entire ly serious as well. From a literary stand point having the fool talk in such a direction makes them both out of the box or party.It makes sense that Feste talks in such a manner in the play, but I like how Violas lines are almost the reiterating the argument that Feste and Viola are very similar characters with their wit. I have showed the evidence threw out my paper proving the idea that Feste and Viola are very much alike. I have shown you the style on how they talk to each other using the wit to the best of their abilities. I have proved the non rhythmic lines that complement the fact that both characters are intelligent fools that think they know what they are talking about but are still in the dark.The fact that Feste is messing with Viola the way he does, shows that he has some knowledge on her true identity. The way that Feste mocks Viola makes this passage so important to the plot of the play because of the funny puns it gives the audience hinting at the fact that Cesario i s the glove to Viola. All of this evidence pad of paper deeper into this passage and pulls out the hidden puns and messages that you couldnt see with one glance, and enriches the story with hidden thoughts. Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night. The Norton Shakespeare based on the oxford edition. 1997.