Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare's most famous comedies, involving complex plots, which result in hilarious culminations. In addition, Shakespeare has created an equally confusing subplot involving Olivia's servant Malvolio and the other members of Olivia's household. The main plot and sub...

‘Twelfth Night’ is an elusive play. It is a combination of both comedy and melancholy but cannot be classed as just one or the other. There are parts such as the letter to Malvolio, which are amusing but then lead to the reader feeling pity for him when he is cruelly treated. Feste is an elusive...

A key element of both Medea and the School for Wives is the power and position of women in male dominated worlds. For the writers of the time, the style and techniques used to portray these women on the same level as men, would unquestionably have been provocative. Generally speaking, the social wor...