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1. The use of language to convey meaning.
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2. Characterization of Malvolio, Sir Toby, Feste and Cesario.
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3. How is this film adaptation a correct interpretation of the aforementioned Shakespearean characters?
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Let us Comment! Either 1. The use of language to convey meaning. Or 2. Characterization of Malvolio, Sir Toby, Feste and Cesario. And 3. How is this film adaptation a correct interpretation of the aforementioned Shakespearean characters?
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Cheyenne M
10/11/2013 05:31:59 am
1) In this scene, Feste is introduced and uses "Language" to reveal themes. He says "Let her hang me; he that is well hanged in this world needs to fear no colours". This pun, shows his confidence. The word colours is a play on collar and choler. Choler means anger and he is indirectly saying that he doesn't fear Olivia's anger. The word collar represents the nooses hung around ones neck when being hanged. "He shall see none to fear, " Feste is talking about himself in third person singular, another aspect of language, showing that he his hiding behind his words and is speaking about himself. Further in the scene we see that he addresses Maria as "Mistress Mary". He uses this oxymoron to indirectly insult her about Sir Toby and her status. A mistress is a woman of authority and in the play, Maria is just a servant. Feste adds to the theme of Relationships with the use of this oxymoron, showing the crossing of the love boundaries, in this case, the Employer / Servant relationship, Sir Toby and Maria. As the conversation between Feste and Maria continues, we see the use of imagery when he says "Eve's flesh". Eve is a fallen woman and he uses his intelligence to insult her saying that this is her worth. After the conversation with Maria, Feste goes to Olivia where again he uses his words to prove that she is the fool using his intelligence to question her. When in Olivia's place, she asks "What's a drunken man like" and Feste replies "Like a drowned man". These metaphorical statements show that Sir Toby is unbalanced. He is a man of status but is displaying uncouth behavior. He's compared to a drowned man and in reality drowning people are suffocating and are overwhelmed.
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Miss B
10/24/2013 11:55:38 am
Good Job!
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Raicyne
10/11/2013 10:49:20 am
2. Characterization of Malvolio, Sir Toby, Feste and Cesario.
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Miss B
10/24/2013 11:57:35 am
Excellent use of vocabulary and contrast to capture characteristics of the characters!
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Raicyne
10/11/2013 10:59:14 am
Urgh whole thing didn't send -_-
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Raicyne
10/11/2013 12:55:18 pm
3. The film adaptation vividly illustrates the script, it adds a feel of completion to each character. One can now fully understand to how each character's individual quirks brings together their entire persona. For example Malvolio stands out compared to the others, the word Puritan encompasses his being. A Puritan, in a historical sense, was any person who tried to become more pure through worship and doctrine. In a more modern view, it refers to a person who adheres to strict moral or religious principles, especially one opposed to luxury and sensual enjoyment. This correctly describes Malvolio: he emphasizes the importance of dignity, decency, decorum and "good order". In the chapel, he leads an air of exaggerated reverence and piousness. His physical appearance is well maintained in a simple yet meticulous fashion: plain black suit, wavy hair with a side part, starched white collar etc.
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Miss B
10/24/2013 11:58:46 am
good analysis
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10/13/2013 01:03:43 pm
2. Characterization-
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10/15/2013 12:20:55 pm
Language conveys a lot of meaning through the use of literary devices. In this particular scene Feste is introduced as a court jester. He plays a major part in this play in helping us to understand the lives of Olivia, Malvolio, Sir Toby and even some of Cesario and the Duke Orsino. Court jesters of fools are commoners that use their wits to outdo people of higher social standing. In addition it was their job to tell their master the truth at all times. Feste also uses language to convey meaning. Feste said, " Let her hang me:he that is well hanged in this world needs to fear no colours". This is a pun. The word colours is used as a wordplay to refer to collars and choler. A collar is a part of a shirt that fastens around the neck while choler deals with anger and bad temper. It shows how confident Feste is and how he has no fear towards Olivia. It is also a bit ironic how Feste uses the term 'he' and not 'I'. He's saying he's not afraid but at the same time he cannot say it directly saying 'I'. Also imagery comes into play when Feste refers to 'colours' to describe Olivia's attire. Olivia was dressed fully in black. This symbolizes that she is in mourning which she is due to her brother's passing. Moving on, Feste addresses Maria as "Mistress Mary". This is a oxymoron alliteration where he is being mean to Maria because she is just a mistress and cannot be married to Sir Toby Belch, because he is of a high position. He then goes on to say, "Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage". You see the idea of 'hanging' reoccurring here again. What Feste is saying here now is that getting killed is a good way of avoiding getting married and also it's summer, if he gets fired, it would not be soo bad to be homeless. Feste is a very interesting, mysterious character. He then goes on to speak about Sir Toby. He compares Sir Toby like a drowned man. It is a simile which can mean many things. The most literal is that Sir Toby is literally drowned in alcohol or it can be that he is overwhelmed, helpless or even suffocated. These words are usually used to describe a man drowning which is definitely Sir Toby's situation. He is using alcohol to drown his feelings.
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MissB
10/24/2013 12:00:47 pm
Excellent analysis Shanelle! great use of textual analysis to support your points... good job!
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Cheyenne M
10/19/2013 02:36:32 am
The film gives us a full visual representation of not only the costumes of the characters but we also see their tones while they speak as well as facial expressions, which helps us to understand what is being said.
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Kavita Dass
10/22/2013 08:11:05 am
1) In this scene Feste is now being introduced to the play, Maria tells Feste that Olivia will hang him for being absent for so long and Feste replies "Let her hang me: I fear no colours" there's a pun on the word Colours, meaning collars, if he is hanged, the rope would be around his neck like a shirt collar; this is also imagery. Feste also calls Maria "Mistress Mary" there is an alliteration there, he calls her Mistress Mary because he's making fun of her for being Sir Toby Belch's mistress.
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Denisha Simeon
10/26/2013 03:17:24 am
Everything in a play is filtered through language, the most important weapon in dramatist's armory language is both a richly varied expressive means and a significant object of dramatic and comic reflection. The comedy presents a veritable domestic staff. Feste, a leading character in the play is presented as a comedian. Feste's professional task to exploit the semantic wantonness of words in order to produce the punning and fooling of which he is master, as he admits, ''I am indeed not her fool, but her corrupter of words'' act 3 scene 1 lines 34-35. Feste hints at a more radical critique of our pretest to knowledge, affirming drastically that ''nothing that is so is so'' act 4 scene 1 line 8 and this is true, since in act 1 scene 5 line 62-68 where Feste asks Olivia, ''Good Madonna, why mourn'st thou? Olivia says, Good fool, for my brother's death. Feste then says, I think his soul is in hell, Madonna. Olivia replies by saying, I know his soul is in heaven. Feste then says, the more fool, Madonna, to mourn for your brother's soul being in heaven.- Take away the fool gentlemen. What Feste is really saying in this seen is that Olivia is being a fool by mourning her brothers death after 7 years yet believing that his soul is in heaven. that though she may be sad that her brother died the reality was that she was still pretending to be in mourning so that she would be able to use this as an excuse towards the duke. this suggest a platonic difference not only towards language but to all modes of representation and thus towards all forms of supposed knowledge. The events of the play in which all visual as well as verbal data are overturned and all representations turned out to be deceptive.
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