Malvolio’s monologue in Act 2 Scene 5 of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is humorous to the reader because of the situation and the knowledge that the reader has already received in knowing that the letter is not from Olivia and that it was placed there as a trick. Shakespeare used imagery and irony to help develop the ridiculousness of the letter. It is already known before that Malvolio is a proud and snot nosed man who believes himself to stand above everyone else but fare Olivia. When Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Maria and Fabian decide to use Malvolio’s crush on Olivia against him they do it in the best way possible. Once Malvolio sees and starts to read the note he already starts to make connections to himself “M.O.A.I,...it would bow to me, for…
Malvolio’s yearnings for power lead him to wildly manipulate his surroundings. In an effort to take revenge against Malvolio for ruining their party, Maria and Toby decide to write a letter from “Olivia” confessing her love for Malvolio. Upon finding the letter, Malvolio reads a portion at the end with a riddle. He tries desperately to crack the riddle in his favor: RIDDLE. I may command where I adore.…
Zoe, this is one of my favorite songs. When Ruth told me your name I thought immediately of the song by Lenny Kravitz for his daughter Zoe. I wanted to share with you the lyrics that Lenny wrote for his Zoe. This is song is from an album called “Mama Said”. The album came out the year before I met your mom in 1992.…
Hip-hop is a historically black genre of music, with different iterations almost everywhere in the world now. If you turn on your car radio on the way to work it’s likely that you’ll hear a popular hip-hop song. You may even come across street performers having a rap battle. Either way, it’s one of the most common genres today. Hip-hop is a genre dedicated to telling stories of hardship in a poetic form.…
According to the article, “I won. I’m sorry”, Author Mariah Burton Nelson discuss that females are being pressured to act a certain way in society. As states in the first few paragraphs, she explains how athletes are going by the ‘final rule’. Mariah states, “Beauty and vulnerability seem to be as important to today’s female athlete as brawn and gold medals.” Although a female athlete is playing sports that make them look a bit masculine, at the end, all they regard to be gaining the males approval of their femininity.…
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a song originally written and recorded by the Grunge band Nirvana in 1991 on their “Nevermind” album and is considered to be one of the most influential songs the band had written during their time. One year later, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was covered by singer-songwriter Tori Amos for her “Crucify” EP. While the cover may be extremely different from the original, there are still some elements that are similar among both versions. In contrast, both Nirvana and Amos play different styles of music which would change how the song is viewed by their respective audiences. Although the lyrics, in general, are the same, the overall meaning and mood of the song is different based which artist is playing the song.…
In the article, “I won, I’m Sorry”, Mariah Burton Nelson uses an anecdote to begin her article. Sylvia Plath’s attitude, in this anecdote, focuses on conforming to men in order to make them feel comfortable and superior. This is because the anecdote describes the way women will underscore themselves in order to fit into society’s definition of how a woman should behave. Burton Nelson then shifts to write about women in sports and how these female athletes modify their behavior to fit into their traditional gender roles. In order to frame her article, Mariah Burton Nelson uses the anecdote about the poet, Sylvia Plath, in order to show how women conform as a means to fit into gender expectations.…
Mariah & I Sometimes things don't always happen the way you would expect, and sometimes you find out the best and the worst in yourself. There is an easy way of finding these things out, and there is a hard way. I found this out in a hard way, going through this all changed the way i think and how i go by things. Never did i know that one small problem would affect me this much.…
Ms. Hill The cultural context that I choose is a song called “Ms.Hill”, written by rapper and songwriter Talib Kweli. This song was released in 2005 and it speaks about his admiration toward his iconic friend, Lauryn Hill, a rapper, singer, songwriter, and poet. She’s also known from the 1992 comedy film, Sister Act starting Whoopi Goldberg. This song expresses admiration toward Lauryn Hill’s ways of not conforming to the ways of the music industry as well as creating her own style of music, that is both creative and truly inspirational.…
This event reveals to the reader one of many motives that cause Lorenzo to perform a 180 on his attitude toward his sister. Lorenzo brought in Olivia to his circle beacause he sfeels sympathy for her erroneous decisions which have led her to form a sickening drug habit and shift her habits toward becoming a prostitute. Lorenzo recognizes that at the end of the day, Olivia is his blood related and he must protect her until she is stable…
Upon the meeting of the two, Viola, masquerading as Cesario, requests to see a glimpse of Olivia’s face. Claiming it would be more manageable to recite her letter, her master 's declaration of unrequited love. Olivia, agrees, but in a very disgruntled, unenthused fashion. For example, after drawing back her veil, she says, “...we will draw the curtain and show you the/ picture. Look sir, such a one I was this present./ Is 't not well?”…
He received a letter apparently from Olivia which asks him to act in a foolish way. His behaviour causes people to think him mad as it is very out of character and so he ends up being put into prison. The letter was not from Olivia but was written by Maria and Sir Toby as a trick on Malvolio. At the end of the play, they own up to their deed, which leads to Malvolio being released from prison. He is very angry at how he has been treated and leaves, shouting ‘I’ll be reveng’d on the whole pack of…
Olivia, not knowingly, goes after Sebastian thinking he is Viola. QUOTE…
This soon shifts to surprise and, to a certain degree, horror, as she realizes that Olivia is in fact in love with Cesario; the horror arises from the fact that Viola, as Cesario, is supposed to be wooing Olivia on Orsino’s behalf, not getting her love for herself. To this, Viola…
Growing up in a household that shared a love for music, created a massive impact into Bruno Mars’ life as an artist. Ever since he was young, he’s been exposed to 80’s R&B music which he ended up loving til this day. Bruno Mars’ recent work, 24K Magic, illustrates how he was able to execute an 80’s R&B style album with the use of different components. These components consist of combining various instruments, choice of lyrics, and emotions. He also kept a similar theme to his previous albums, however he was able to add a little twist in every song.…