... that what is not said is often more important to the plot and development of these plays than the things that are said. Miscommunication is essential to the plots of Twelfth Night, and Midsummer Nights Dream. In each of these instances, the characters inability to express emotions leads to folly. Love, loss, joy, anger, and depression have all met muted silence in ... she is emotionally silent through out the play, in the same way that the characters in many of the comedies are silent. Viola's love for Orsino must remain unrequited in Twelfth Night due to a silence imposed by her masque...

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