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       Angela - Act 3 Post
   DIR By: aweber18
       Date: February 27, 2016, 8:04 pm
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       I feel like Olivia is being particularly hypocritical in this
       act. When she professed her love for Viola, aka Cesario, she
       suggests Cesario "perhaps mayst move that heart, which now
       abhors, to like [Orsino's] love" (3.1.153-4). She is asking
       Cesario to give her a chance and saying he could fall for her
       overtime, but she's the one who is refusing point blank to even
       give Orsino the slightest chance.
       It seems like servants in Olivia's house are becoming more
       violent and traitorous and the play goes along. First, Sir Toby
       is tricking Sir Andrew into provoking Cesario to fight. Not only
       is this a little too cruel for a silly prank in my opinion, but
       it seems the characters like to paint graphic pictures to get
       their point across. For example, Sir Toby comments that "for
       Andrew, if he were opened and you find so much blood in his
       liver as will clog the foot of a flea, [he'll] eat the rest of
       his anatomy" (3.2.54-7). A little gruesome...
       Furthermore, Malvolio is completely being fooled by Sir Toby,
       Sir Andrew, and Maria, who shows a strong resemblance to
       Margaret. Although he isn't the most likable character for me,
       Maria is playing an extremely mean joke. Sir Toby even wants to
       "have him in a dark room and bound...in the belief that he's
       mad" (3.4.122-3).
       Even though this act seemed to focus on the servants and the
       intrigue taking place, Shakespeare also included a scene with
       Sebastian and Antonio. Antonio goes so far to as to express his
       love for Sebastian, saying that "[his] willing love, the rather
       by these arguments of fear, set forth in [Sebastian's] pursuit"
       (3.3.11-13). I'm not entirely sure what their relationship is.
       Antonio basically said that he didn't help Sebastian because he
       was a servant, but rather because he loved Sebastian. Later, he
       even gives himself up to Orsino's mean for Viola, thinking she
       was Sebastian. So what are his intentions, and does Sebastian
       feel the same way? What is Shakespeare trying to say?
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