... adds an interesting dimension to Viola by merit of her quick wit and clever thinking. The portrayal of Viola as a bright, self-sufficient, and accomplished female almost makes her a foil to the gullible and flighty Olivia. Scene one begins with Viola/Cesario returning to Olivia's house to continue the Duke Orsino's overtures. In the garden, she meets Feste the Fool. The conversation that follows is heated and reveals a ... Sir Andrew is about to top Viola, Olivia orders everyone to leave except for Viola/Cesario. This reinforces the assumption that Olivia is in love with Cesario. The acti...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... Claudius" unworthiness to follow his father as the new king. Hamlet describes the difference between his father and uncle as equal to the difference between himself and Hercules. His father had not been dead for even two months, not long enough to feel the wind of heaven. Hamlet illustrates the love he has for his deceased father, and then wonders the question "Must I remember?" (Line 15). Hamlet figures ... that if he did not remember the past, the present will not appear as bad. "Heaven and Earth!" he exclaims comparing the past to the present. Hamlet also thinks of his mother, and re...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School