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English Literature Max Chambers L6-1 Twelfth Night is full of echoes and parallels. Consider how these contribute to the overall effect of the play. The echoes and parallels in Twelfth Night separate comedy from poignancy pertaining to different kinds of love. They reinforce and enhance the audience's appreciation of certain characters, revealing a different side. They emphasize certain themes through language and metaphor, particularly those of love, disguise, and fate. They also create anticipation and suspense for the reconciliation of Viola and Sebastien. Shakespeare links certain characters together in the play. The twins, Viola and Sebastien, both make for the same place in Illyria. Obviously, their situations are similar as they were both involved in the same shipwreck. Both believe that their twin is dead and this is ironic for the audience, but more importantly, it creates anticipation and suspense as the audience await a reconciliation, which is likely to be comic,...

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