In the play “Twelfth Night” Shakespeare bases the plot around a variety of different themes

In the play Twelfth dark, Shakespeare bases the plot around a variety of different themes. The themes of disguise, music, loss and death are subtly introduced, however, the main theme of bask is dramatically introduced by Orsinos first lineIf music be the food of love play on.As well as using a variety of themes, Twelfth Night incorporates the different kinds of love that can have an progeny on people. These types of love range from familiarly love to instantaneous love and from unrequited love to impossible love. The use of the theme of love enables al most(prenominal) everybody to have-to doe with to events in the play. Love evokes a number of emotions and is a main ingredient, which brings comedy into the play.In Act 11 we turn around Olivias reaction to the death of her brother. Olivia takes suffer very seriouslyshe hath abjured herself from the sight and company of men,and takes a vow of chastity. She plans to mourn her brother for seven years and she hides herself from t he world plainly like a cloisters she forget veild walk.Olivia chooses to dwell on her loss and her strict grieve period could be assuren as selfish as life must go on. However, Olivia uses her brothers death to shut herself away from life.In Act 15 Feste tries to prove Olivia a fool for taking her mourning period to such an extent. Feste smartly tells Olivia that her brothers soul is in hell. She protests and insists that his soul is in nirvana Feste whence uses his quick-witted nature and says The more fool madonna, to mourn for your brothers soul organism in heavenAnother example of brotherly love is shown when we meet Viola after the shipwreck in Act 12. She too suffers the loss of a beloved brother notwithstanding unlike Olivia, Viola takes decisive action following his apparent death. She reacts sensibly and practically to a traumatic situation.She desperately wants her brother to be alive(p)O my poor brother And so perchance may he be.However she realises that she mus t react calmly and productively to get by in life Ill serve this Duke.. Violas love for Sebastian makes her determined and persistent to carry on.In Act 21 we see Sebastians caring nature and his mourning for his sister She is drownd already, sir, with salt water though I seem to drown her remembrance again with more.Sebastian shows intense spots of love and the desire to be reunited with his sister. When he sees Viola dressed as Cesario, he says if she were a womanI should let tears fall upon your cheek, And say, Thrice welcome, drownd Viola.Violas role and Sebastians deeply affectionate feelings towards his sister depict the closeness between he siblings.Instantaneous love is the most frequent type of love experienced by the characters throughout the play.In Act 11 we learn how Orsino fell in love with Olivia from a distance When mine eyes did first see Olivia first, me thought she purged the air of pestilence.This sighting of Olivia puts Orsino in a melodramatic, melancholy, lo vesick mood. These feelings, however, start to eat away at him. Here he uses food imagery,If music be the food of love play onand also shows his changeable fickle character when he says,Enough no more. Tis not so sweet now as it was before.This could also mean that if he has too much of a good thing, i.e. love, he ordain become sick of it and depart loving Olivia.Orsino cant express his feelings for Olivia and it is not long before we find that Olivia is actually in love with Viola/Cesario. We know that this is instantaneous love because Viola is dressed as a man, and she has fall for his appearance.It is evident that Olivia likes Viola/Cesario because she takes off her veil, in the sight and company of a man, when he/she comes to woo her for Orsino. She tells Viola/Cesario that she cannot love Orsino and says,Let him no more-unless you come to me again.Here she tells Orsino to stop wooing her, unless he is to send Viola/Cesario to do so.Olivia does not comprehend how it is possib le to fall in love so quicklyEven so quickly may one catch the plague?.To creep in at mine eyes could also indicate love at first sight. do-or-die(a) to see Viola/Cesario again, Olivia sends Malvolio after the youth, telling himHe left this ring behind him.It is in Act 22when Malvolio confronts Viola with the ring, Viola realises that Olivia loves herShe loves me sure the blind of her passion, Invites me in this churlish messenger.Instantaneous love is also introduced when Olivia and Sebastian meet, when she tries to prevent Sir Toby from drawing sword on whom she believes to be Cesario. Sebastian immediately falls in love with OliviaIf it be thus a dream, still let me sleepand despite her calling him Cesario, agrees to marry her.Although Orsino loves Olivia for her outward appearance he also falls for Cesarios versed character. He appreciates Viola/Cersarios trus iirthy character and after only a short period of time a strong bond ahs between the twoI have unclasped to thee my se cret soul.In Act 15 Orsino comments on Violas womanly attributes and nature Dianas lip is not more smooth and rubious thy teensy-weensy pipe is as the maidens organ shrill and sound.This is a good example of irony as Orsino is not yet aware that Viola/Cesario is actually a woman.After spending much time alone with Orsino, Viola falls in love. Her feelings start to fester, as she cant express her love due to her disguiseBut let concealment like a worm ith bud Feed on her damask cheek.Viola is very subtle about her feelings towards Orsino yet she modishly and indirectly tells him that she loves himAs it may be perhaps, were I a woman, I should your lordship.It is in Act 51 that Viola openly declares her love for Orsino. Orsino angrily leaves and Viola follows telling Olivia that she is goingAfter him I love, more than I love these eyes, more than my life. This explicit declaration of love comes despite Viola being disguised as a man. She also declares her love implicitly in the will ow cabin speech in Act 15 during, which she expresses the passion and rawness in the love that she has for Orsino.Impossible/forbidden love is also featured in the play. In Act 13 Sir Andrew tells of how he plans to woo Olivia but worriesYour niece will not be seen, or if she be, its four to one, shell none of me.Sir Toby, then, misleadingly says to Sir AndrewTut theres life int man.Here Sit Toby is telling Sir Andrew where there is life there is hope. Sir Andrew does not realise when people are taking advantage of his gullibility to make him the butt of their jokes.In Act 32 Sir Toby persuades Sir Andrew to challenge Viols/Cesario to a duel in order to impress Oliviathere is no love-broker in the world can more prevail in mans commendation with woman that deal valour.In a final attempt to woo Olivia Sir Andrew agrees to the duel with Cesario. This is an example of irony, as we know his attempts will not be triumphant as Olivia is in love with Cesario.Malvolio also has feelings for Olivia but his feelings are for selfish motives To be count MalvolioHere Malvolio dreams of marrying Olivia even though he is merely a steward. He then says There is example for it the Lady of the Strachy married the yeoman of the wardrobe.He says this to justify his dreams and to make himself believe that he will have a chance of love with Olivia.He is gulled into feeling that he in fact does have a chance with Olivia when Maria leaves a fraudulent letter from Olivia. Malvolios self-love allows him to assure himself that Olivia did in fact hold open the letter and that she does love him.Malvolio doesnt need much persuading and he immediately sets about following the letters instructionsHes in yellow stockings which are most villainously sweep up gartered.It seems that Malvolio does obey every point of the letter, showing his foolish, self-absorbed nature.We, again, know that Malvolio doesnt have a chance of happiness with Olivia, not only because she is in love with Cesario but also because he is merely a steward.One of the more successful relationships that develops from friendship to love is that between Sir Toby and Maria. In the earlier scenes of the play we see the flourishing relationship between the two. They subtly show their feelings to one another throughout the play. This is evident whilst they indulge in verbal banter. Maria makes their early friendship obvious when she tells how she worries about Tobys luxurious lifestyleThat drinking and quaffing will undo you.Toby, however, expresses his feelings in a more crude wayboard her, woe her, fill out her.The formulating plan to gull Malvolio strengthens Maria and Tobys relationshipI could marry that wench for this device.Toby refers to Maria using comic comparisons, she is a beagle true bred and good night Penthesila, commenting on her diminutive size.In Act 25 Toby greet Maria withHow now, my metal of India?proving that he thinks highly of her, comparing her to pure gold. We see how far-off the ir relationship has progressed when in Act 51 Fabian informs the characters Maria writ the letter, at Sir Tobys great importance, In recompense whereof he hath married her.The most memorable example of love in the play is that of Orsinos for Viola. Not only does the idea of a man falling for another man add comedy take to be to the play, it also provides some touching heart rendering scenes. Many of these scenes evoke sympathy towards Viola as she cant express her returned feeling for Orsino due to her disguisemy initiate had a daughter loved a man as it might be perhaps, where I a woman I should your lordship.In Twelfth Night the theme of love brings comedy to the play and evokes a number of feelings such a sympathy, wonder, confusion and of course laughter. It also confronts issues, which many people can name to, making Twelfth Night a fun and memorable play.