The theme of Dark comedy runs throughout the entire play, the eccentric Shakespearian comedy brings a tale of love, hate and dramatic irony and the presentation of the contrasting characters, language and mood all contribute to the plays darkness. The comedy in this play is not entirely light hearted; it is based on the cruel intentions of the characters and can become quite disturbing.

An important plot device in the play is the character of Feste; he is the fool and free spirit of Olivia’s household. A fool can be defined as “one who has little or no reason or intellect”, but in the case of Feste- this does not apply. He is a character of wit and sarcasm; he bends the rules yet he never breaks them. He provides dramatic irony, usually through the art of song. Orsino who is depicted as a melancholy lover asks Feste to sing him a song of love.
Feste sings a song of how love can cause death, “my part of death no one so true did share it” suggesting......

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Title: Elemetns Of Dark Humor
Approximate Word Count: 2001
Approximate Pages: 9 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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