twelfth night task 2-improved

twelfth night lesson 2 character challenge

Viola- A young woman who is the protagonist in the play. She is stranded after a ship wreck on the shore of Illyria. She goes to work for duke Orsino by dressing as a man she ends up falling in love with the Duke. She has a very good relationship with her brother and Olivia.

Orsino- The Duke of  Illyria he runs Illyria. He is in love with Countess Olivia. However she does not love him. Over time he grows to like his new page boy ( viola dressed as a man) but still cant bare to leave Olivia. He gets a bit confused as he finds his new page boy (viola) very attractive

Olivia- Olivia is a noble and beautiful countess of Illyria. She constantly refuses duke Orsino as she is still mourning over her brothers death. She starts to fall in love with Viola (who is dressed as a man) However ends up forming a relationship with Sebastian.

Sir Toby- Olivia's uncle, she does not approve of his drinking, late nights and behaviour. He despises  Malvolio. But has a good relation ship with maria and sir Andrew.

Sir Andrew-  A friend of Sir Toby’s. He thinks he is funny, cool ,witty, and brave. However he is not

at all he attempts to court viola but it fails. he likes to join sir toby with his bad behaviour.

Sebastian -  Viola’s lost twin brother, they got separated during the shipwreck. Countess Olivia wants to marry him. He misses his sister and wants to see her.

Malvolio- The posh servant/butler of countess Olivia. Has a bad relationship with sir Toby and thinks he is a complete idiot. He believes countess Olivia is in love with him.

Maria -  Olivia’s daring young waiting-gentlewoman. Succeeds what malvolio does not and has a good friendship with Olivia and Sir Toby. Has to constantly try to keep sir toby under control to prevent being blamed by malleoli.

 

twelth night research

Shakespeare's plays

who was Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare was an English play write poet and actor during the Jacobean era.
he wrote plays such as:

• Macbeth
• Mid summer nights dream 
•  Romeo and Juliet
• Hamlet

He is also known as "The nations poet" He was raised in Stratford. He died on 23 April 1616.

Shakespeare influenced our writing and acting. His plays were based on genres like comedy history tragedy  and love. It was believe he even invented some words we use today such as excellent and gloomy. he was very important and is the reason we speak and like we do. During his performances only men would act so boys would play women. His plays were usually performed in the theatre "the globe theatre"

twelfth night

twelfth night is a play about love and comedy. it consists of  the characters such as, Olivia viola and duke orsino. The play consists of a love triangle which is duke orsino loves Olivia however Olivia loves viola who is dressed and pretending to be a boy. Viola loves orsino but he loves Olivia so its complicated.

plot    

In a place called Illyria, a man named Orsino wines about his love of Lady Olivia. He cannot have her because she is upset about her dead brother and refuses any proposals of marriage.  off the coast, a storm has caused a terrible shipwreck. A woman named Viola is taken onto the shore. she assumes that her  brother, Sebastian, has been drowned in the wreck, and tries to figure out what sort of work she can do. A sea captain tells her about Orsino’s courtship of Olivia, and Viola says that she wishes she could go to work in Olivia’s home. Viola decides that she cannot look for work with her. Instead, she decides to disguise herself as a man, taking on the name of Cesario, and goes to work in the household of Duke Orsino.

what does twelfth night mean?

twelfth night relates to a holiday a celebration. During the Twelfth Night season people ate, danced and drank twelfth night marks the last day or end of this celebration. Twelfth Night was performed for Queen Elizabeth and her guest, Count Don Virginio Orsino, on January 6, 1601. (Orsino,  is the name of Viola's love interest in the play.)

autumn 2 assessment

Holly responded fluently to others even when she was not speaking for example when Aimee says "mickey I don't know what she told you but me and Linda are just friends" she responded quickly by turning around and shouting holding the gun at Aimee. She didn't stutter or come out of role when Aimee was speaking she continued to respond to her actions. Also Holly used a pause after she said "get her out of here mister" to show emphasis and create tension in the audience which was affective.

I think holly could Improve on using posture and gesture to show role an emotion because stayed same position through out the performance. During the section where she is gets angry at her and says "I could kill you" she could come closer to get a better reaction from Edward and captivate the audience. This could also be achieved by using space. Another thing I think holly could improve on is her accent to show the characters background and culture. I think this because in some line she spoke with an accent and some times she didnt. So she needs to practice her Liverpool accent and speak fluently.