Communication in the play is not "true" and most the action centres around communication
1 of 18
Elizabeth Yearling
language communicates truth despite the plays deliberate deception
2 of 18
Geoffrey Hartman
play is preoccupied by puns and witty rhetoric
3 of 18
Emma Smith
play is fascinated by sexual possibilities and Shakespeare enjoys playing with confusion of gender
4 of 18
Huston
unanswered questions, juxtaposition of scenes, Viola's confused reaction to Sebastian, lack of resolution for the imprisionment of Antonio play on the "fairy-tale" world of Illyria
5 of 18
Irving Wardle
there is a great deal of poison seeping into this play, all-out dark comedy
6 of 18
Thad Jenkins Logan
festivity has lost its innocence - highly sexual with a subplot of reverlry
7 of 18
Douglas Parker
Oivia and Viola are "non-genetic twins" like in name, loss of father and brothers and pursuit of unrequited love
8 of 18
Samuel Johnson
criticises the play for it's lack of credibility in Olivia's marriage
9 of 18
Peter Cash
Viola is a passive figure, despite her masculine attire she is a paragon of feminine virtue
10 of 18
Stephen Greenbelt
Feste in his song possesses a current of sadness
11 of 18
Emma Smith
Feste points out the truths people don't want to hear
12 of 18
Barber
considered sympathy for Malvolio - tragic
13 of 18
Peter Cash
we may feel genuine pity for Malvolio
14 of 18
Hudson Shakespeare Company
Orsino is a parody of the melancholy lover of the 16th-century and shows psychological disorder
15 of 18
Emma Smith
Questions his sexuality - lingering sense he fell in love with the boy Cesario
16 of 18
Peter Cash
wildly inconsistent behaviour, no figure sicker with self-love than Orsino
17 of 18
Jan Knott
Illyria's ambiguity is the principle of love as well as comedy
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
language communicates truth despite the plays deliberate deception
Back
Elizabeth Yearling
Card 3
Front
play is preoccupied by puns and witty rhetoric
Back
Card 4
Front
play is fascinated by sexual possibilities and Shakespeare enjoys playing with confusion of gender
Back
Card 5
Front
unanswered questions, juxtaposition of scenes, Viola's confused reaction to Sebastian, lack of resolution for the imprisionment of Antonio play on the "fairy-tale" world of Illyria
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