Fooling and Disguise in Shakes

The Twelfth Night, or What You Will was written by William Shakespeare during the sixteenth century. This play is full of romance, comedy, and especially fooling and disguise. The act of fooling is seen through many characters of the play such as, Viola, Olivia, Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Maria, and of course Feste, the most important and intelligent character of the play. Shakespeare’s, The Twelfth Night, or What You Will, portrays a great significance of fooling and disguise through the main characters.

Viola is a great example of disguise in the play. Her boy disguise is an emotional catalyst for everyone else in the play. Acting as ‘Cesario,’ Viola fools everyone. She is a fool caught between Orsino and Olivia. While she is falling in love with Orsino, she is wooing Olivia as Cesario. She is full of intelligence, wit, and charm, which makes her a great fool. This is because the meaning of a fool in this play is an intelligent person who brings awareness to themselves and others. At the end of this play, Viola does bring out awareness in he

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