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Discuss the role that the fools (Feste, Maria, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew) play in the comedy and explain the humour they add to the play
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Discuss the role that the fools (Feste, Maria, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew) play in the comedy and explain the humour they add to the play. Even the name of the play: "Twelfth Night" suggests comical intentions, the day of the twelfth night was commonly know as "topsy turvey" day where all the roles are reversed, men become women or vice-versa, servants become masters and they have power for the day. In "Twelfth Night" Feste the clown is not the only fool within the play. He and many other characters combine their silly acts, for example getting drunk and deceiving Malvolio, too disturb and effect the other characters such as Olivia who our main intentions and sympathies are directed towards while she is on stage. The fools use humour as attention-seeking means to attract audience concentration. The fools use several types of humour in the play one of these is 'visual...
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