1. Monday, Feb. 23
Twelfth Night

2. 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

3. 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 ( ) Viola in two categories at once – “poor monster” both male & female and neither ( )
Power of language to alter reality
Power of self-deception ( )
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 ( )
Being a puppetmaster (Maria like Iago)
Madness

4. 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.

5. 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!!!!!!!