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Twelfth Night or What you Will Discussion of the Play…

Twelfth Night or What you Will Discussion of the Play…. Mr. Kott. An outline of our discussion…. Geographical Structure Play’s Title Gender Confusion Excess. Green-world Movement: Old world has laws, civilization, form, structure, etc.

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Twelfth Night or What you Will Discussion of the Play…

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  1. Twelfth NightorWhat you WillDiscussion of the Play… Mr. Kott

  2. An outline of our discussion… • Geographical Structure • Play’s Title • Gender Confusion • Excess

  3. Green-world Movement: Old world has laws, civilization, form, structure, etc. Law has no reach on green world, characters act in irrational ways Allows characters to return to society and make an accommodation 2 Movements: Out of civilization Back into civilization Geographical StructureTwo basic geographical structures of Shakespearean Comedy

  4. Invasion Movement: Active in one central location Invasion of outsider causes society to go out of order Shows disequilibrium prior to arrival Geographical StructureTwo basic geographical structures of Shakespearean Comedy

  5. Feast of the Epiphany (Misrule)- Saturnalian Pattern: Someone in household (not the highest) chosen to rule for the day World turned upside down Exhibits a Saturnalian pattern… Holidays a wild release from normal behavior Result: go back to order with a renewed appreciation for it, excess followed by restraint and order II. Meaning of Play’s Title

  6. Sir Toby as Lord of Misrule: Unlimited revelry & misconduct No rules, indulge anyway they see proper Sir Toby twists things upside down to fit his needs/wants II. Meaning of Play’s Title

  7. Malvolio as Puritan spoilsport “Bad Feelings” Seriousiness in daily living Puritanism- purify Christianity, exclude all immoral action II. Meaning of Play’s Title

  8. Limitation VS. Overindulgence 2.3. Toby= Uncivilized Malvolio= Steward Virtue & Individual Rights II. Meaning of Play’s Title

  9. II. Meaning of Play’s Title • Restoration of Established Hierarchy • Turn world “rightside” up again • Sir Toby has to be taken off the throne • Duel between Sebastian/Andrew • Marriage to Maria

  10. Toby and Sir Andrew (Maria): Toby abandons his “bachelor” like lifestyle and replaces it with the marriage to Maria. Gender Confusion-Same Sex vs. Opposite Sex Relationships

  11. Sebastian and Antonio (Olivia) Antonio adores Sebastian so much so to risk his life to go with him. Antonio’s love has an erotic component 3.3. 1-13, 3.4. 371-383, 5.1. 76-92 Ends however, with Olivia III. Gender Confusion-Same Sex vs. Opposite Sex Relationships

  12. Olivia and Viola (Sebastian and Orsino) Marriage to male twin, not female Same Sex relationships in play abandoned for heterosexual relationships Is the gender confusion resolved? Is Shakespeare pushing one over the other? What is his purpose here? Duke & Viola- 5.1.264-274 Men’s Clothes III. Gender Confusion-Same Sex vs. Opposite Sex Relationships

  13. Orsino- Love Love is like food Music & Love = Solution How do you get rid of this desire? IV. Main characters indulging to excess

  14. Olivia- Grief Not showing face for seven years No male relative above her IV. Main characters indulging to excess

  15. Malvolio- Self-Love 1.5. 82-91. Indulging so much that he is sick Everything else tastes bad, except himself, because of his high opinion Not hard to convince of Olivia’s love for him IV. Main characters indulging to excess

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