The Portrayal of Women in Twelfth Night

The women in Shakespear's play: Twelfth Night, are all depicted as having power, comedic and being very emotional.

All of the female characters are given power, whether it be over each other, men or their servants. The woman with the power over the greatest number of people is Olivia, she has numerous servants and doesn't hesitate to give them orders, which can be seen in (1.5.287) when she orders Malvolio to "run after that peevish messenger" and in (3.1.92-94) when she says: "let the garden door be shut and leave me to my hearing". The second female character with power obtains it in a very different way. Maria is Olivia's servant and must obey Olivia, but since she has been around Olivia so much she can mimic her handwriting. In (2.3.150-152) Maria exclaims: "I can write very like my Lady your niece; on a forgotten matter we can hardly make distinction of our hands" later on she explains her plans and Sir Toby announces in......

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Title: Portrayal Of Women In Twelfth Night
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