Mistaken Identity Essay

Stirring and innovative, Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller North by Northwest is a meticulous and mysterious tale of mistaken identity. Starring one of the most prominent and suave leading actors in classic Hollywood, North by Northwest depicts Cary Grant as Roger Thornhill – a New York hot shot mistaken for the enigmatic 'George Kaplan'. Furthermore, the film follows his quest to clear his name and intercept the devious plan of a secret consortium that aims to discredit the US Government. The shot from 14:25 to 14:45 makes use of lighting and camera techniques to foreshadow Thornhill's involvement with the law, the enigmatic Vandamm and his devious cronies. Ultimately, this evaluation proposes that the shot is one of the most pivotal and integral...show more content...

Furthermore, the shot at 14:25 predominantly utilises the techniques of lighting, camera angles and sound as a means of appealing to the viewer's emotions of suspense and anticipation. This fundamentally enhances the meaning and significance of the shot in terms of catalysing and foreshadowing the future difficulties of Roger

Mistaken Identity in Merchant of Venice, Comedy of Errors, Twelfth Night and As You Like It

The ploy of mistaken identity as a plot device in writing comedies dates back at least to the times of the Greeks and Romans in the writings of Menander and Plautus. Shakespeare borrowed the device they introduced and developed it into a fine art as a means of expressing theme as well as furthering comic relief in his works. Shakespeare's artistic development is clearly shown in the four comedies The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It, TwelfthNight, and Measure for Measure where he manages to take the germinal idea of mistaken identity and expand it to peaks its originators never fathomed.

In Shakespeare's first comedy, The...show more content... Disguise is one of Shakespeare's favorite ploys found in varying degrees in each of the mentioned works. Through it he alters the identity of an individual (frequently female character, though not always) and uses this disguise to heighten irony, develop theme, and enhance subtle comic innuendo. In As You Like It, Shakespeare develops specific ironies where the dialogue takes on new meaning when the true identity of the speaker (or hearer) is placed over the dialogue. By having characters in disguise, Shakespeare opens the door for all kinds of comic twists from the shepherdess in love with the "shepherd" Ganymede who is really a girl (Rosalind) to Orlando sharing feelings of love to Ganymede who is really Orlando's love Rosalind in disguise. The difficulty in maintaining a disguise or hidden identity is shown in the desire to say and experience things in the one identity than can only be accomplished by the alter identity which compounds the verbal comedy in the mistaken meanings of what is being said. In Measure for Measure, the Duke uses disguise and mistaken identity to reveal the truth about Angelo's character. At the same time this disguise provides comic moments as Lucio speaks of the Duke to the Duke while unaware of the Duke's identity.

In Twelfth Night Shakespeare

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Epidamnus Mistaken Identity

In a play about mistaken identity, the characters are the main focus. The characters of the Menaechmus twins are at the core of the story. They are introduced as having very different personality traits despite their identical appearances; Menaechmus of Epidamnus is described as normally "gay, an inveterate jokester, and always out for a good time" (Act I), while Menaechmus of Syracuse is "shrewd, calculation, and cynical" (Act II). In this way, the twins serve as foils for each other. However, on this particular day, due to his irritating wife, the twin from Epidamnus is in a fowl mood, matching him to his brother's mood, which the people of Epidamnus experienced during their encounters on that day. It is also Menaechmus of Epidamnus' joking manner that allows for the mistake the occur. When the twin from Syracuse adamantly states that he has never stepped foot in Epidamnus before and is not familiar with anyone or what they say he has done, they believe it to just be good old Menaechmus playing a joke on them, as he always does. The twins also appear to share some of each other's traits. Though Menaechmus of Epidamnus is said...show more content...

Because of his insistence that the citizens of Epidamnus are all crooks and that a plot was conspired to take advantage as soon as they arrived off the ship, Menaechmus of Syracuse accepts this explanation as to why everyone knows his name and speaks of a life he is supposedly living with them. This allows for the action of the play to continue, instead of Menaechmus of Syracuse coming to the early conclusion that the people in the town must know of someone who looks identical to him and shares his name, i.e. his long lost twin whom he is in Epidamnus searching for and was talking about only minutes earlier. It is also Messanio who finally puts it all together, realizing the case of mistaken identity that has occurred and reunites the Menaechmus Get more content

RESEARCH ESSAY Cases under the law of mistake can be divided into common, mutual and unilateral mistake; however this discussion is based on unilateral mistake, as Stephen Graw said: "Operative unilateral mistake occurs when only one party in the contract is mistaken, the other party is or should be aware of that mistake and yet he purports to proceed with the agreement anyway." Cases under unilateral mistake can be divided into three categories: Firstly mistaken identity, secondly mistake as to the terms of a contract and thirdly mistake as to the nature of a document signed. The main focus in this discussion is mistaken identity, where one party is mistaken as to the identity of another. Mistaken identity may happen in two different...show more content...

In King's Norton Metal Co v Edridge, Merret & Co Ltd, it was held that there was a contract between King's Norton and Wallis, for the simple reason that there was no such entity called Hallam & Co, and hence good title passed from King's Norton to the rogue, and later to the defendant; and thus the defendants were therefore not liable to pay back the goods or its value to King's Norton. Therefore the effect of unilateral mistake is that it will make a contract void or voidable, and hence to identify which one of the two parties has the right to the title of the goods. It has been said that if a party makes a mistake as to the identity of the person he is contracting with then there is no contract, or if there is a contract then it is void such that no property can transfer under it. The legal principle prior to Phillips v Brooks is that depending on the facts, if the court's decision is that the contract is void for mistake then the mistaken party still has the right to the title of the goods as it was seen in Cundy v Lindsay, or the mistaken party will have no legal obligation to pay for the goods as it was seen in Boulton v Jones. However, if the contract is just voidable then the good title goes to

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Theme Of Mistaken Identity In Twelfth Night

Throughout the diverse plays and scripts Shakespeare has composed, different aspects and incidents have an influence on what type of play it is, romance, comedy or tragedy. Shakespeare often uses foolery, sarcasm and drama which makes the play more fun and entertaining. One of his most famous plays, Twelfth night, mainly a comic and romantic play includes romantic complication driven by the mistaken identity of the characters. Shakespeare uses the ideas of identity to twist the story and produce a complex yet interesting play.

Disguise is the key concept throughout the whole play creating mistaken love and identity,deception and dramatic irony. There are many forms of mistaken identity which create plot twists in the play.

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"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them" Illustrates this egoistic and perfect self personality. Moreover, as a result of Malvolio's grave, egoistic and dark personality and opposes to anyone to have pleasure, the audience develops hatred against him.

In conclusion, from the start until the end of Twelfth night, deception has been the thematic role. Shakespeare proves to be a master, by using the ideas of identity in a vast range of examples. By this method he captures in a subtitle way the viewer's attention creating an extraordinary comic play upon this

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Twelfth Night Identity

In the book or play Twelfth Night or What You Will Viola portrays the themes of identity, and love itself throughout the story, because she shows her love for Duke Orsino and she changes her identity to find her twin brother Sebastian. In the story Viola says "I'll do my best, to woo your lady: Aside. Yet a barful strife! Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife" This means that viola does not want Duke Orsino to marry Olivia she wants the Duke to marry her as she shows love for her by getting close to him by changing identity to have help find her brother who she thinks is lost at the sea. Eventually in the end Viola also known as Cesario got the love of her life Duke Orsino. In the story viola also says "There is a fair behavior

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Mistaken Identity I have always been quiet and lonely, I find peace in being this way. I live in a high spot tucked away from everyone. After all, the people I live with have no clue I am living up here. I have lived here for a very long time, my whole life I believe. I stay hidden when I think someone is coming. This morning I was woke up from being so cold. I decide to creep over to the dusty window. I try not to make any noise to make sure I do not give myself away by being heard. I peek out the window and I see that the ground is pure white. I have always longed to be able to stretch out my legs on the real ground, but I am stuck here. It seems impossible to try and escape from here, I am scared I will get caught. Suddenly I...show more content...

There is food left on the counter and it has attracted some bugs. I quickly grab some food and eat it there. It is too much of a hassle to bring food all the way upstairs. Once I am finished I clean up my evidence and leave things the way I found them. This is another precaution I take so I am not caught. On the way upstairs I pass the tree again and stare at it for some time. I decide to leave what I call a treasure on the tree. My treasures are what I make in my free time, which I have a lot of. Once I am back upstairs I crawl back into my bed and fall back to sleep from a full belly. Early this morning I was awoke from approaching footsteps. "It's nice to be finally doing this." said the mother as she steps into the attic. "We might find some old treasures up here." As he sorts through several boxes. " I wonder if they are talking about my treasures?" I think to myself. While the couple were busy sorting through boxes, I remained in my bed. I put my bed in a huge hole in the wall. I placed it there for days like this, when I am barged in on and there is no time for me to hide. "EWWW!" the mother cries as she jumps away from a dead roach. " We need to call Pete today." She says to the father as they both begin to leave the attic. "Okay I'll call him now." Says the father as he reaches in his pocket for his phone. "He'll get this place cleaned

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Mistaken Identity William Shakespeare, in his well–known comedy Twelfth Night, creates a plot that revolves around mistaken identity and deception. Mistaken identity, along with disguises, rules the play and affects the lives of several of the characters. Shakespeare's techniques involve mistaken identity to bring humor, mystery, and complication to the play. Many characters inTwelfth Nightassume disguises, beginning with Viola who is disguised as a eunuch, Maria who writes a letter to Malvolio as Olivia, and then the mix–up between Sebastian and Viola are revealed. The instances of mistaken identity are related to many disguises in the play. Viola, who puts on male attire, begins to have everyone believe that she is a man. By...show more content...

Maria and the conspirators decide to mislead Malvolio into thinking that Olivia is in love with him. Maria decides to lead him on by writing a letter, but means to be from Olivia. This love letter is meant to instruct Malvolio to do actions that Olivia despises. Maria is able to mislead Malvolio because she has the same print and seal as Olivia. Shakespeare is able to trick the characters and create many portrayals of them. The mistaken identity in this play is related to the prevalence of disguises in the play as Viola's male clothing leads to her being mistaken for her brother Sebastian. Sebastian is mistaken for Viola (or rather, Cesario) by Sir Andrew and Sir Toby, and then by Olivia, who quickly marries him. Meanwhile, Antonio mistakes Viola for Sebastian and thinks that his friend has betrayed him when Viola claims not to know him. While Viola is in a sword fight against Sir Andrew, Antonio is trying to be a loyal friend by taking the place of Viola, who he thinks is Sebastian. Antonio is not liked by Orsino's court, so he is then arrested and taken away. While this is happening, Antonio asks Viola for his purse back, which he gives to Sebastian. Viola becomes extremely confused and claimed not having his purse and being a close friend of his. Antonio takes this as deception and thinks that Sebastian, who is really Viola, is a coward. These cases of mistaken identity, common in Get

How Does Emily Bronte's Use Of Mistaken Identity

Thesis: Through the use of mistaken identity, fallen man, and social status, Emily BrontС‘ reflects upon the human's psychological state of mind in Wuthering Heights thus expressing the conflict of ...

TS: In Wuthering Heights, the motif of mistaken identity is found multiple times throughout the novel. It impacts the story as the reader can see how Heathcliff and Catherine's relationship is harmful to one another.

CD: For example, when discussing with Nelly about her acceptance to Hareton's proposal, Catherine tells Nelly that Heathcliff is " 'more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same' " (BrontС‘ 79).

CM: Through this quote , the reader can see how Catherine's infatuation with Heathcliff is abusive to

In the books Fantomina and A Tale of Two Cities, the theme of mistaken identity is very prominent. In Fantomina, the main character, the author does not provide her real name to the readers, changes her identity multiple times throughout the story. In A Tale of Two Cities, two of the main characters, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, look very similar, therefore, throughout the story they are mistaken for each other multiple times. Both of these novels showcase the theme of mistaken identity and disguise as well as the different consequences the characters get in the different texts. In Fantomina, the author allows the theme of mistaken identity to be seen through the protagonists many different identities. The first identity the main character takes on is Fantomina, the prostitute. Now this identity not only changed her physical identity but it also changed her moral identity. When meeting Beauplaisir, Fantomina "depended on the Strength of her Virtue, to bear her safe thro' Tryals more dangerous than she apprehended this to be, and never having been address'd by him as Lady,– was resolv'd to receive his Devoirs as a Town–Mistress, imagining a world of Satisfaction to herself in engaging him in the Character of such a one, and in observing the Surprise he would be in to find himself refused by a Woman, who he supposed granted her Favours without Exception" (Haywood 44). Before she met Beauplaisir she was determined to keep her virtue, as can be seen in the quote. Although, as she took upon the role of Fantomina, she did not uphold her morals. Evidently, her taking on the role of being a prostitute was not the best idea if she wanted to keep her virtue, but nevertheless, she did it anyway just to get the man she wanted. Her losing her virtue shows that by taking on her identity as Fantomina, her moral identity was altered. The case of mistaken identity can be seen in a physical aspect in A Tale of Two Cities. In this novel, the two characters Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay have uncanny similarities. The two characters could not be any less similar personality wise but the resemblance from the outside is incredible. Many people noticed the similarities between them, especially when they were in the same

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'Comedy relies on familiar sources of misunderstanding'. To what extent are mistaken identities and misunderstanding central to the comedy of 'Twelfth Night'?

Much of the Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' focuses on misconceptions and the way disguises cause the root of misunderstandings in which mistaken identities arise, a fortuitous device for complicating action. Critic John Hollander described the play to be a 'ritualized Twelfth Night festivity in itself' . The comedic aspect is all due to the privileged position that the audience hold, consuming more understanding of the true situation than the characters themselves. It also manages to expose the habits and pretences people in the modern world take for granted, thus linking to...show more content...

Cesario soliloquizes and rhetorically questions 'I left no ring with her; what means this lady?'. By inserting a caesura the effect of it portrays and emphasises 'his' change in tone, juxtaposing with the image portrayed of a romantic relationship, the passage also being formed of a natural and conversational style. Notably, the gift of the ring shows similarity to the commemoration of the coming of the Three Magi bearing gifts. Epiphany, a Christian feast held on Jan 6th, blessed the revelation of God the Son as a human being . Significantly, gender identity and deceptions cause the romantic complications that are presented. There is a plot parallel between Shakespeare's play and the Italian 'Gl'Ingannati', dated 1531, as the main theme for both is the mistaken identity largely prevalent. Folly and bawdy humour are generated from the sub characters. With Sebastian introduced, the issues of mistaken identity end culminating in sudden marriage. Similarly, Fabrizio returns and everything is rushed in his infatuated based relationship and engagement with Isabella. Through the visual human pun of twins used by Shakespeare in both 'Twelfth Night' and 'Menaechmi', alongside the Italian 'Gl'Ingannati', the siblings manage to tap into an innately human fascination. Shakespeare incorporates a feminine twist to the action presented from Act 3 Scene 1, later generating Helmuth Plessner's belief thatcomedy comes from desensitization of a character. This

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Abstract Mutual Mistake of fact is when both parties of a contract make an assumption of fact when contract is formed and signed. The mistake must significantly change what you have to do under the contract, almost to the point where it's an entirely different agreement. Although, if you knew there was a strong chance or probability of mistake at the time the contract was signed, you may have assumed the risk of that mistake. You therefore cannot use the mutual mistake defense. Not all cases of Mutual Mistake are strong enough to void a contract. Contract Law: Mistake of Fact In the given case: Josh Hartly was interested in purchasing a new car and visits his local auto dealer. In the course of his negotiations, he tells the...show more content...

(LaMance, 2011) It is absolutely agreeable that in these types of situations that a contract be deemed void from a mutual mistake of fact. If, for example, someone was contacted to dig a whole in someone's backyard but after the contract had been signed both parties had found out that under a thin layer of dirt was solid rock, a mutual mistake of fact could make the contract void since neither party knew of the rock under the surface. If a mutual mistake defense was not possible then the person contracted to dig the whole would have to dig the whole under any circumstance and run the risk of destroying their equipment and/or having to spend more money for equipment capable of doing the job. In the case of John Harlty neither party acted unethically. Though one could argue that the salesperson should of known that the manufacturer was to stop production on cars with either a 3.2 liter and 3.9 liter V6 engine and begin production on a new model with a 3.5 liter engine before trying to sell a discontinued car to a customer. This would make it a unilateral mistake of fact because the salesperson had a reason to know of the mistake and it was his fault that led to the mistake (Emanuel, 2011). But, on the other hand, buying a new car is a pretty big deal and the potential customer should have done their own research and found out that a certain model of car was to be changed in

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Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare should be considered a comedy because it fulfills all the elements of comedy, specifically puns and mistaken identity. Twelfth Night is a play about twins who are shipwrecked and separated. One of the twins, Viola, disguises herself as a man so she can work in Duke Orsino's court. She quickly befriends him and is sent to woo Countess Olivia, the object of Orsino's affection. Much to her dismay, Viola falls inlove with the Duke and Olivia falls in love with her disguised, masculine self. This hilarious play is a shakespearean comedy because it is composed of five elements: puns, complex plots, mistaken identity, happy endings, and insults. Puns are a play on words that create a double meaning. This can be confusing like complex...show more content...

Typical in other shakespearean comedies,Twelfth Nightimmediately uses mistaken identity when Viola disguises herself as a man. But the most hysterical example of mistaken identity in Twelfth Night is MalvolioВґs love letter. Malvolio is a pompous steward of Olivia who the other servants do not like. After being scolded by him, Maria, along with Sir Toby and another servant play a trick on Malvolio. Since Malvolio is secretly in love with Olivia, Maria forges a letter declaring her love for him in Olivia's penmanship. This leads Malvolio to believe Olivia loves him back. The letter asks Malvolio to show he loves her back by ВЁlet it appear in thy smilingВЁ (Shakespeare). Now whenever Malvolio is in OliviaВґs presence, he vows to smile. This is hilarious because Olivia is still mourning her brotherВґs death whilst he stands around her, smiling like an idiot. Maria pretended to be Olivia and now Malvolio looks like a fool. Her mistaken identity generates humor in the manner that Malvolio is humbled from his condescending position. Shakespeare's use of mistaken identity and puns makes Twelfth Night a

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Shakespeare's Theatrical Device: The Benefits of Mistaken Identity

Can someone pretend to be another person and come back being the same person as before? In many of William Shakespeare's plays, the change of identity has been a success for many primary characters. Most notably, in comical plays, female characters have had the intention of changing not only their identity but their gender for a temporary period. The ploy of mistaken identity is a useful plot device that Shakespeare uses because it is a good way to get the audience humoured and have them thinking about when or how will the true identity be revealed. The mode of mistaken identity is a theatrical device that has been around before the Elizabethan era, but in the interest to Shakespeare, the device is more innovative and effective throughout many of his plays. In any manner, the word "identity" is a difficult word to define because there are various ways of comprehending the word when people identify one another. One person can identify themselves in different situations such as being a party animal at nightclubs on Friday nights to being super religious on Sunday mornings at church. In both cases, a person can have a hard time sticking to one identity because it may challenge them to know if they are representing a good reputation towards society. For this reasoning, pretending to be another person is somehow a great way to find out their own self because it makes them realize who they really are after the Get

Coursework– The comedy in 'Twelfth Night' is largely generated by episodes involving mistaken identity. How far do you agree?

William Shakespeare, in his well–known comic play, Twelfth Night, creates a plot that revolves around mistaken identity and deception. Mistaken identity, along with disguises, affects the lives of several of the characters. Shakespeare 's techniques involve mistaken identity to bringcomedy, mystery, and complication to the play. Some characters in this play turn to disguise in order to succeed in life, beginning with Viola in the exposition; who disguises herself as a eunuch and goes by the name of Cesario to be able to work for the Duke. Furthermore, Malvolio who is portrayed as crazy...show more content...

Through Viola 's change in identity, this situation of mistaken identity creates conflict throughout the characters and also the audience. Dramatic irony then occurs when Viola falls in love with Orsino. While the love of Orsino, Olivia, falls madly in love with Viola. Olivia is now in love with a woman, and Orsino often remarks on Cesario 's beauty, suggesting that he is attracted to Viola even before her male disguise is removed. This adds comedy to the play as it refers to a same sex couple and in the Elizabethan era, this was wrong. However, when seen on stage in a play, it is seen as funny to the audience simply because it is out of the ordinary. HOW IS THIS FUNNY?

The final theme of mistaken identity, complication and deception is revealed at the end of the play when the true identities of Viola and Sebastian are shown. The reveal explains a lot which has happened in the play including the confusion with Sebastian between Sir Toby and Andrew; we finally find out that Sir Toby and Maria are secretly married meaning that Twelfth Night certainly ends with a happy ending. This is traditionally comic as in the Elizabethan era, a marriage at the end of a play symbolised a happy ending which also follows the Greek comedy convention. The theme of

Mistaken identity and disguise are important aspects of comedy in Twelfth Night that stand at the forefront of the play's comedy. Not only are mistaken identities and disguise evident within the main plot of the play but also in various other situations. Sexual confusion amongst characters, subversion of gender roles and farcical elements through stagecraft all effectively contribute to the dramatic comedy genre. However, it can be suggested that certain elements of Twelfth Night are not interpreted to be purely comedic; Shakespeare has incorporated serious and controversial subjects such as the idea of genuine love, the patriarchy of the time and the cruel gulling of Malvolio. Therefore, disguise and mistaken identity are not solely for...show more content... Orsino continues to address Viola by her male name. Thus, it could be questioned whether Orsino is truly in love with Viola, or if he is more infatuated of her male facade. In an Elizabethan era, Sodomy was a capital offense; as a result this latent hint of homoeroticism may evoke surprise although may not have been taken seriously. Consequently, this may provoke incredulous laughter in the Elizabethan audience, an idea suggested by numerous modern day critics. This is closely related to the concept of incongruity theory of laughter, 'the idea that we laugh at mismatched ideas or elements, the juxtaposition of incompatible things'. In this instance, Shakespeare is using mistaken identity to create sexual confusion amongst characters, which evoke humour. However, Shakespeare may possibly be trying to communicate a fundamental message about the true nature of love and whether genuine love should be deemed as wrong purely based on gender.

Similarly, this idea relates to the suggestion that Shakespeare may use mistaken identity and disguise to challenge society's social norms and values in an Elizabethan period. At the time, it was a patriarchal society, male dominated, by which women remained passive and had to conform to social expectations. However, by disguising Viola as a man, Shakespeare allows a woman to gain a considerable amount of power and subvert the stereotypical social order. An example of this is when Viola is given the power to 'woo' Olivia for Get more content

Examples Of Mistaken Identity In Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night or What You Will is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1601 whereas the protagonist shipwrecked Viola disguises herself as a man, takes on the name "Cesario" and enters the Orsino Duke's service. Orsino attempts to romantically pursue the Countess Olivia. In spite of all, Viola and Orsino wed whilst Olivia marries Viola's twin brother, Sebastian. Shakespeare prod issues of transvestism, sexual differences and gender identity and roles throughout this play. Shakespeare's comedies were often light–hearted and quite funny and continues to entertain audiences around the world. One main characteristic of his comedies is the use of mistaken identity such as clever disguises, mixed up twins and gender mix–ups. Another...show more content...

It depicts those who understand enough to perceive it. The subject of the play is the revelation of the truth where Viola eventually reveals her identity as a woman. "Feast of misrule" was associated with Twelfth Nightwhere kings and nobles were to be treated as peasants and peasants as kings and nobles for the day. This particular festivity was known to be non–religious and vulgar. It was filled with general foolishness and pretences. Shakespeare portrays the description of Epiphany through the stunts of Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Maria and Fabian alongside Feste's humor and singing. The irony of the feast of misrule is that throughout the play, Feste is seen as the wise one, as a king and noble would be perhaps, whilst the other characters who were higher in society acted foolish as if they were servants. The high spiritedness of Epiphany is seen when the amusement of Maria's letter fools Malvolio into believing Olivia is in love with him. Another point noting is the facade that is recurring in the celebration is expressed accurately in Viola's plan to disguise herself as aman. This contradicts social norms of defiance of authority in Shakespearean

Deception is another major theme in twelfth night that is the reason and theme for the plot of the play. The type of deception that plays throughout the play varies according to what gain and interests the characters have. Deception through identity is shown prominently by Viola when she dresses as a man in order to protect herself and become the page to Orsino. She deceives nearly everyone with her disguise except for the fool who has his doubts. Self deception is shown by Olivia and Malvolio. Olivia deceives herself by contradicted herself when she says she will not marry or see men for several years in mourning and then she falls in love with Cesario only after their first meeting during her mourning. Malvolio may think he is in love with

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Mistaken Identity Essay

The conflict in Mistaken Identity is Individual versus society. Kali, informs Steve that she is a lesbian and her brother does not know. Kali's culture does not condone lesbianism, that would mean exile for her, and she must be careful who she trust. However, Steve is willing to marry Kali, despite her sexual preference. Macbeth's conflict is similar, during his reign, he could believe only his wife, to a certain extent, Lady Macbeth desired power, more so than Macbeth. Kali wanted to display her love and affection for her partner. Flashback, is the first literary technique, Steve wanted to have a marriage exactly like his grandparents, he thoroughly played that moment of the proposal over and over again in his mind. Kali could see

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Mistaken Identity affecting numerous lives within the Play Twelfth Night Every so often people surprise us. At other times, they completely shock us. Sometimes, they turn out to be someone completely different from what we thought they would be. Sometimes the clues were right in front of our noses the entire time. Maybe we do not want to see them for who they truly are, or maybe the truth seems impossible. Likewise, mistaken identity is a dominant theme in the play. Someone can be something completely different on the inside than they appear to be on the outside. Viola's disguise establishes mistaken identity creating trouble affecting the lives of Antonio, Sebastian and Olivia....show more content... As Feste is arriving at Olivia's house, he encounters Sebastian (who he thinks is Cesario). Sir Toby and Sir Andrew then comes across them (thinking that Sebastian is Cesario also) and remembers the dual they had a few minutes ago. Sir Andrew then attacks him. But Sebastian, unlike Viola is a strong and brave fighter and while he is fighting he states, "Why, there's for thee, and there,/ and there. Are all the people mad" (IV, i, 23–24)? A similar scene occurs when Sir Andrew and Sir Toby meets Sebastian after his marriage with Olivia and attempts to fight him again. While Olivia and Orsino confront Viola that she has betrayed them both, Sir Andrew and Sir Toby come rushing in with blood rushing out of their bodies. Just as they tell Olivia that Cesario was the one who did this to them, Sebastian rushes in and apologizes to Olivia by stating, "I am sorry, madam, I have hurt your kinsman,/ But, had it been the brother of my blood,/ I must have done no less with wit and safety./ You throw a strange regard upon me, and by that/ I do perceive it hath offended you./ Pardon me, sweet one, even for the vows/ We made each other but so late ago" (V, I,

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