Monday, Feb. 23 Twelfth Night.

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Monday, Feb. 23 Twelfth Night

Today Quiz on Acts 2 and 3 Film clip Themes for Twelfth Night Fools and Fooling Songs sung by Feste-Fool, the spirit of feasting but also of realism, good sense, language, and language play, possibly the spirit of music His songs fill and frame the play Break

Themes Identity – depends upon interplay between perception and “truth” (but what is “true”? Sir Toby encourages Sir Andrew to imagine himself as a successful suitor Olivia tries to get Cesario to be her lover Sword fight is a faked fight between a coward and a young woman (3.4.276+) Viola in two categories at once – “poor monster” both male & female and neither (2.2.34-35) Power of language to alter reality Power of self-deception (3.1.145-9) What you will, will being “carnal appetite” or sexual urge Imagination: see especially Malvolio’s imagination of himself as so important and beloved, which Maria’s note only plays into (2.4.44+) Being a puppetmaster (Maria like Iago) Madness

Today, continued The Malvolio-tricking scene What is the object of fun here? How is the tricking of Malvolio parallel to other foolishness in the play? How is it different? Scene from She’s the Man- gender as a continuing problem Return the short essay part of your midterm – sign up to meet with me to get it back if you haven’t yet had the meeting.

For Wednesday Just finish Twelfth Night We will have another quiz – sorry. Don’t miss next Monday – probably the best day of the quarter! Dr. Michael Warren will visit and get us started on King Lear – Also, PLEASE read Act 1 of King Lear!!!!!!!