Studies in literature . enes are devoted to these three lines of plot in turn: (1)Olivia betrays her love for Viola, (2) Malvolio makes a foolof himself before his lady, and Sir Toby persuades SirAndrew to challenge Viola, (3) Sebastian and Antonio ar-rive in the town. The fourth scene presents the entangle-ment ; the challenge is made. Sir Andrew and Viola arebrought together as most fearful and bloody opposites,complicating the two important stories, and presentlyAntonios arrival and interference bring in the third plotelement to increase the general confusion. In the shortfourth act the hig
Studies in literature . enes are devoted to these three lines of plot in turn: (1)Olivia betrays her love for Viola, (2) Malvolio makes a foolof himself before his lady, and Sir Toby persuades SirAndrew to challenge Viola, (3) Sebastian and Antonio ar-rive in the town. The fourth scene presents the entangle-ment ; the challenge is made. Sir Andrew and Viola arebrought together as most fearful and bloody opposites,complicating the two important stories, and presentlyAntonios arrival and interference bring in the third plotelement to increase the general confusion. In the shortfourth act the highest point of complication is reached in themeeting and marriage of Olivia and Sebastian. This act alsocontains the climax of the practical joke upon Malvolio,when the poor steward, in durance for madness, is baited bySir Toby and the clown. The fifth act contains the read-justment in a single scene, elaborately developed. All thethreads of plot are presented in complete entanglement;then the final readjustment is THE DRAMA 67 The general comic scheme may be outlined as follows: Act I. Introduction of Plot Elements. Act II. Indei)endent Development of these Elements. Act III. Entanglement. Act IV. Highest Complication. Act V. Disentanglement and Readjustment. TWELFTH NIGHTSuggestions for Study Act I Notice the relation of the scenes as developing an artisticintroductory act. The first scene is devoted to the Duke,the second to Viola, the third to Olivias household; thefourth brings the Duke and Viola together • the fifth showsthe relations of all the characters and explains the triangularlove complication. Scene 1. This scene has two, possibly three, dramaticpurposes. What are they? Is the Dukes love affected orreal ? What particular passages support your conclusion ?Explain the play upon words in lines 17 ff. Does the Dukeshift his metaphor ? Scene 2. Explain the plays upon words. Are Scenes iand ii comic ? If not, what kind of scenes are they ? Whatparticular lines i
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