“Take but degree away, untune that string,
And, hark, what discord follows!”
Troilus and Cressida Act. 1 Sc. 3
In Twelfth Night the idea that the world we live in is heavily scripted is very much present. The characters in the play are caught up in the preformativity of culture in the sense that in order to be acknowledged they play the roles that society expects them to. The quote above helps in understanding the idea that if someone shifts out of place then the whole system falters. Malvolio is one of those characters that does not fit his role.
We see this as he changes when he discovers the fake letter from Olivia. He abandons his role of a person who conforms to society’s expectations and his self regard and takes on the new role of an ambitions suitor. His desire to wed Olivia is a dramatic change which shows how it is possible to differ from the roles that society expects you to play.
Lili Lozano
Aaron Gorelik 1F
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment