All of these things make him a very comical character enjoyed by the audience during Shakespearian times and in the present day. To begin, compared to Feste Andrew is the real fool. Fetse plays the role of the fool in Twelfth Night. In the play he is hired by Olivia to be the jester and entertain her. His name even means “the fool”.
Reversal of roles, exaggerations, and understatement all surprise our mental expectations and make us see things differently. A good comedy has a strong emphasis on a character who is simplified in such a way that we can readily see what has made him a fool in other men’s eyes. We can see this if we understand what is considered normal behavior in the society reflected in the comedy. Norms are very important in comprehending comedy. Thus, the action in a comedy consists of a string of incidents that reveal the fool in situation after situation where he shows variations from what is considered normal behavior.
What really the case (of madness) is, that is going to be discussed below. Before the play begins, Hamlet is clearly a sensitive and idealistic young man. We get a vivid picture of him from the words of Ophelia: “The courtier’s, soldier’s, eye, tongue, sword,/ Th’ expectancy and rose of the fair state…” Hamlet has once been a master of his own self and cause of envy among scholars and soldiers. He has been the glory and dream of the whole Denmark. But as the play runs, we find traces of madness in him which are either real or feigned.
He is a man who tries to discover a deeper philosophical understanding of human behaviour. However, as Hamlet is thrust into a role which forces him to act he begins to question his sense of identity. His stifling and consuming insecurities restrict him from pursuing his ‘purpose’ of seeking vengeance, and cause him to become morally conflicted. Hamlet’s failure to navigate his changing world ultimately results in inner turmoil and moral corruption by the end the play. Despite Hamlet being a sixteenth century text, the concerns of truth and deception remain relevant to any context, thus enhancing the value of Shakespeare’s work as it has the capacity to stand the test of time.
We could also infer from this that Lord Illingworth is trying to shape or teach his son to become a version of himself, he behaves very vicariously. Throughout the play Wilde uses Lord Illingworth as a tool to provoke carious reactions from the audience. The first of these can be said to be admiration of his unsurpassable wit and popularity. However these tones of appreciation soon begin to sour and turn to notions of repulse. I feel Wilde did this to express how easily people can lose their highly regarded reputation; this is the social message throughout the play as Lord Illingworth becomes ‘a man of no importance’.
Benedick and Beatrice argue with delightful wit, and Shakespeare develops their journey from antagonism to sincere love and affection with a rich sense of humour and compassion. Since Beatrice and Benedick have a history behind them that adds weight to their relationship, they are older and more mature than the typical lovers in Shakespeare’s comedies, though their unhealthy competitiveness reveals them to be childish novices when it comes to love. The play can also be perceived as a comedy of manners through the humorous bickering between Beatrice and Benedick. At the beginning of the play Beatrice interrupts the men speaking to make a smart remark on Benedick; “I pray you, is Signor Mountanto returned from the wars or no?” The fact that she interrupts questions her manners as a woman of that time, where there were great expectations of women to be submissive to men, however we soon unravel that Beatrice isn’t just an ordinary woman of that century, she’s greatly independent which is also seen in the continuous bickering between her and Benedick. This, however, also makes it funny because of the reactions received from other characters, for example the uneasiness of the Messenger after Beatrice’s very forward statement.
<BR>The fool has a very important role in King Lear. The role of the fool is to entertain the King and his royal subjects, and to make them laugh. King Lear and the fool have a good relationship. The fool can tell him jokes and have a good time, but only the fool can poke fun at the King. Anyone else would get their head cut off.
This is shown when Mark Antony uses reverse psychology by stating “But Brutus is an honorable man.” His tragic flaw shapes and foreshadows his downfall. Lastly, Brutus can be seen as the tragic hero of the play because his tragic flaw leads to his death and downfall. Brutus experiences the start of his downfall when he sees Caesar’s ghost. The ghost foreshadows his downfall by
FESTE-SIGNIFICANCE AND ROLE In the play “Twelfth Night”, by William Shakespeare, Feste the jester plays a significant role. The fool, who Olivia’s father “took much delight in”, acts as a choric commentator, rather than an actual participant in the plot. Feste’s strength comes from his sharp observations, an accomplished professional making insightful commentary and radiating charm form his witty response and humorous answers. On the other hand, the opposition of festivity energy and Puritanistic rigidity is shown in the hostility between Feste and Malvolio, which ends with Feste’s cruel taunt of Malvolio. Lastly, the numerous poetic songs sung are tinged with melancholic nature, reverberating with ageing, death and winter weather.
Feste shows us his intelligence through his many displays of knowledge and good decisions. Feste may be labeled a fool, but if you were to compare his knowledge to that of anybody else's in the play, you'd think they were all the fools. One of the most prominent examples of Feste's knowledge is in his implied understanding of the fact that Viola is not, indeed, a man. "Now Jove in his next commodity of hair send thee a beard," (Shakespeare 35) Feste says to Viola when he is having one of his "word bouts" with her. To the innocent bystander, it looks as if Feste is just being funny and commenting on Viola's apparent lack of facial hair, but between Viola and himself, there is a mutual knowledge that he knows she is not a man.