The type of audience that would be watching/reading a comedy is a tough audience to please. They tend to have shorter attention spans and need to be kept laughing. That’s why they’re reading/watching a comedy; to laugh. Shakespeare was very aware of this; therefore, there was never a dull moment. Also, a play that makes you laugh is usually the same kind of play that makes you sigh, or get angry with the characters temporarily. In act II scene iv, lines 25-26, when Viola and Duke Orsino are talking about women, (or love in general) the Duke asks Cesario, “What kind of women is’t?” Viola replies, “Of your complexion...” When reading, and you come across a line like that, you’re yelling in your head, “TELL HIM! TELL HIM YOU LOVE HIM, VIOLA!” If a play-wr

Humor. One of the bigger occurrences in the play was when Malvolio found the letter and was reading it. That letter was the heart of the “mistaken identity” theme of play, along with Viola’s disguise. Anyway, the whole letter scheme was introduced through comedy. We were laughing watching Sir Andrew and Sir Toby get all excited listening to Maria and acting like little kids. The trick was achieved through comedy with Malvolio talking to himself and imagining commanding Sir Toby to amend his drunkenness. The trick was developed through comedy with Malvolio smiling with all his heart at Olivia, wearing his yellow, cross-gartered stockings. The trick was also brought to a conclusion through comedy when Feste dressed up as Sir Topas, fooling with Malvolio.

Viola. That you do think you are not what you are.

Olivia. If I think so, I think the same of you.

Some topics in this essay:
Twelfth Night, Night Shakespeare, Sir Toby, French Feste, Sir Topas, Viola Viola’s, LOVE VIOLA”, III Scene, Duke Cesario, Sebastian Cesario, sir toby, twelfth night, “mistaken identity” theme, viola’s words, sir andrew, situational irony, play classified, yelling book, dramatic situational, play malvolio, play classified comedy, dramatic situational irony, comedy malvolio,