Fooling and Disguise in Shakes

Fooling and Disguise in Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night or What You Will 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. …showed first 75 words of 734 total…

…showed last 75 words of 734 total…great significance of fooling and disguise through the main characters. As said earlier, the word fool in this play means an intelligent person who brings awareness to themselves and others. Almost every character of this play takes part in some kind of fooling or disguise. The Twelfth Night, or What You Will is one of Shakespeare’s best works. Through fooling and disguise, almost every character works toward a goal of discovery, fulfillment, and happiness.