1. Exploring the Themes and Characters of Twelfth Night
... (Burton, 1970). With his beliefs and attitudes, he would understand that Olivia could not declare herself openly to him, and he would approve of the device of leaving the letter for fortune to decide whether he should see it. The letter would also have to be written in riddle, since someone else could find it. Malvolio was so easily tricked by this prank because he was ... so desperate to gain the status of a nobleman. In the end of the play, Olivia finds out about the prank and sees that Malvolio was not responsible for his actions ... . Although the truth comes out, Malvolio ... ...
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