Tuesday 6 January 2015

Objectives

   Feste is an interesting character, because he doesn't have a clear character objective. He lives in the moment, and is not concerned about the future or the past. He roams around between two houses, and seems to be only character who is free from obligations. In many of the scenes he makes fun of the characters, not straight forwardly insulting them, but playing around with them and showing that he knows more than others would think. And he does; Feste seems to have knowledge over the other characters much more than he should and he is almost a mythical character that way.

2.4
   In this scene Orsino and Viola have a discussion about love, especially the connection between Orsino and Olivia, but also Cesario's mysterious love(that actually is Orsino). Feste doesn't have a huge role in this scene, he comes in to amuse Orsino by singing a song, and notices the chemistry between Orsino and Viola. He then mocks Orsino for his quick changes in love interests and his melancholy mood before leaving the scene.

  •     2.4.49 "Are you ready, sir?"
    • This is Feste's first line in this scene, after entering and listening to Orsino's long speech about the song and how it tells a simple truth about love. I feel Feste might have seen this as Orsino's poetic pleading and his line could be said in a sarccastical way as in "Are finally done with your oh so deep thoughts???". But it also shows Feste's respect and knowledge of his position as a lower cast than Orsino. 
  • 2.4.69 "No pains sir, I take pleasure in singing, sir."
    • Feste truly lives in the moment and enjoys what he does. But during singing the song, he also has seen the connection between Orsino and Cesario, and I feel the pure sight of this is payment enough for Feste. This line is very much starting to play around with Orsino.
  • 2.4.73 "Now the melancholy god protect thee, and the tailor make thy doublet of changeable taffeta, for thy mind is a very opal. I would have men of such constancy put to sea, that their business might be everything and their intent everywhere, for that's it that always makes a good voyage of nothing. Farewell."
    • This whole line is Feste mocking Orsino and his melancholic over-the-top emotions and the fact that Orsino says he loves Olivia, but then has this very intimate moment with Cesario. 

4.2
   In this scene Malvolio has been locked up in a dark rook and Maria asks Feste to pretend to be a priest and play around with Malvolio. Feste goes on to make Malvolio believe that he is insane and mislead him. Yet, Sir Tobias and Maria get nervous of this prank and send Feste back to Malvolio, as both the priest and as himself to hear what Malvolio wants. 
  • 4.2.4 "Well, I’ll put it on, and I will dissemble myself in ’t, and I would I were the first that ever dissembled in such a gown.I am not tall enough to become the function well, nor lean enough to be thought a good student, but to be said an honest man and a good housekeeper goes as fairly as to say a careful man and a great scholar. The competitors enter."
    • Maria has asked Feste to put on the disguise, which, as saying this line, Feste is putting on. He is already making fun of the situation, by saying that he wished he'd be the first to pretend to be a priest. He also makes fun of himself, by stating that he isn't really the stature to be a priest, but as he is mostly an honest man, he should be able o give out that vibe.
  • 4.2.12 "Bonos dies, Sir Toby. For, as the old hermit of Prague, that never saw pen and ink, very wittily said to a niece of King Gorboduc, “That that is is.” So I, being Master Parson, am Master Parson. For, what is “that” but “that,” and “is” but “is”?"
    • This is Feste sort of getting into character. For the Clowns at that time, actors job was included into their repertoire, and so this might be sign that he has done some acting before. He says this line in the character of Sir Topas and playing around with logical analysis.
  • 4.2.18 "What ho, I say! Peace in this prison!"
    • Now Feste is getting full on into character, playing around with the idea that priests must go to the house of peace, aka hospital, to the sick, and he is going to Malvolio who is insane, but the plpace he is in is indeed a prison of sort.
  • 4.2.21 "Sir Topas the curate, who comes to visit Malvolio the lunatic."
    • Introduces himself to Malvolio
  • 4.2.25 "Out, hyperbolical fiend! How vexest thou this man! Talkest thou nothing but of ladies?"
    • Malvolio has asked for Topas to go to Olivia, and Feste is now saying for him to basically go to hell and judging him for only thinking about women and not the 'obvious' presence of the devil. 
  • 4.2.31 "Fie, thou dishonest Satan! I call thee by the most modest terms, for I am one of those gentle ones that will use the devil himself with courtesy. Sayest thou that house is dark?"
  • 4.2.36 "Why, it hath bay windows transparent as barricadoes, and the clerestories toward the south-north are as lustrous as ebony. And yet complainest thou of obstruction?"
  • 4.2.42 "Madman, thou errest. I say, there is no darkness but ignorance, in which thou art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog."
    • Now Feste has very much started to play around with Malvolio, by making him believe, that the room Malvolio is in, is actually full of light and windows, and so the darkness Malvolio sees is simply he being insane. Feste almost wants to make Malvolio more insane, or to believe he is. 
  • 4.2.49 "What is the opinion of Pythagoras concerning wildfowl?"
  • 4.2.53 "What thinkest thou of his opinion?"
  • 4.2.56 "Fare thee well. Remain thou still in darkness. Thou shalt hold the opinion of Pythagoras ere I will allow of thy wits, and fear to kill a woodcock lest thou dispossess the soul of thy grandam. Fare thee well."
    • This is Feste setting a trap for Malvolio by asking him questions. Malvolio does answer the questions right in a way, but Feste makes him seem as if he is wrong and also calls him stupid at the same go. He then leaves, feeling that he has succeeded in his mission to fool Malvolio.
  • 4.2.62 "Nay, I am for all waters."
    • After coming back to Sir Toby and Maria, he is basically saying he is satisfied with his performance, perhaps even gloating a little.
  • After Sir Toby asks Feste to go back, Feste sings a song as himself to Malvolio, to show Malvolio who he is but also to annoy him.
  • The rest of the scene Feste plays around with Malvolio by switching between himself and playing the priest to make fun of him, but also promises to get Malvolio the ink and paper he asked for. This is showing mercy to poor Malvolio, but also listening to Sir Toby's wishes to not see this prank meet it's end by it's own.
5.1.
  This is the last scene of the play. In this scene everything comes together, all the secrets are told and the story comes to an end. Fabian and Feste open the scene by wanting to read the letter that Malvolio wrote for Olivia, but Feste doesn't them have the pleasure. He also talks iwith Orisno in the beginning, playing around with him, but also explaining his position as a fool and get some money off of him. Later, Feste comes back in to read the letter Malvolio wrote to Olivia, humiliating him completely. 

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