Disorder of Society in Twelfth Night

Your lord does know my mind I cannot fuck him hitherto I suppose him virtuous, know him noble, of great farming, of fresh and stainless y pophfulness in voices well divulged, free, learned, and valiant and in dimension and the shape of temper a gracious person but yet I cannot bash him (Greenbelts, 1. 5. 234-239). Olivia defies the curriculumic federal agency of women- marriage. A marriage to the count would be intimately prosperous to her, as she will have the higher status and discover of existence a married wo art object. He is a man most(prenominal) women would love to belong to, and yet, she continu eachy refuses his attempts to win her over.She is a literary foil, In m either respects, for the queen, who also refused claims of love and adoration. Olav did not want to be ruled. after the death of her priapic relations, she found a new sort of license In the realization that she could make It on her own. Her social rank aloneowed her the placelook to remain th e pitsgle and maintain a high standard of living. However, her persuasion was not one that all women could claim for themselves. Single women of the time were the ones who were oned out as witches, and held as suspicious in the event of strange occurrences.Acts of hopelessness ensue in the maintenance of freedom in a knowledge domain dominated by men. In an attempt to gain the love of caesarian delivery, who is in reality genus Viola, Olivia says to him, By maidenhood, honor, truth, and everything, I love thee so, that, meager all thy pride, not wit nor reason can my passion hide (3. 1 . 147-149). She has overstepped the boundaries of being a demure, quietly submissive woman, as she charges forward In her passions. She has propel all caution to the wind as she sets out to woo the man herself.The role of wooing, traditionally a mans Job, was upset by the forcefulness of this woman. In mom expressive styles she could be considered an early feminist, as she strove to maintain her independence and identity apart from male dominance. She no longer c ars what eitherone may imagine of her rash display of passions, as she fulfills the typically male stereotypes. Olivia wanted Ces arean because he was, as Viola had put it, her servant. Cesarean was not higher up her in any way. Olivia saw he was different, as he didnt pine away after her for her beauty, as others did.He was young and entertaining to her way of life, and proclivity for freedom. panic can cause one to question his personal decisions. When faced with the supposed wrath of Sir Andrew, and his sword, Viola said, l shall be much bound to you stronghold I am one that had rather go with sir priest than sir buck I care not who knows so much of my mettle (3. 4. 247-249). Viola upended her role as a man by giving up the idea of valor and courage. She showed weakness In her society, where men are praised for courage and strength, all marks of manliness.In her desire for peace rather than tum ultuousness and triumph, she adheres to her being one or the other, but wavers in her ways. She does not odour a need to prove herself in any way that would needlessly place her in the face of danger. In victorious on the role of a man, she has failed in respect of living up to the stereotypical male standard of courage. She would rather have revealed herself for who she really was in articulate to throw her life. And yet, she was not completely devoid of courage, as she was willing to face the uncertainties that could be in the event that she confessed.Cross-dressing in Elizabethan society was taboo. King henry VIII had established a law that people were to dress in spite of appearance their rank, as in his mind it was the fit out that made the man, which, in Violas case, the clothes did make the man. The act of a woman dressing as a man caused people to question her character. She was often considered to be a prostitute, and when discovered, the sin was punishable with whip ping, before she would be locked away in a infirmary where she would be forced into hard labor. Even with this thought in mind, Violas desire to undergo the change and take over on a manly dissolve won out. O that I served that lady, and might not be delivered to the demesne till I had made mine own occasion mellow, what my estate is (1. 2. 40-43) With her male relations presumably dead, she, as a lower rank Oman than the Lady Olivia, knew that women had no place in society, and no ability to get anything. She was, by law, left destitute. She admired Olives ability to remain single, even in accepting the ridicule of an intolerant society. Viola represents in many ways, the women chase who worshipped the queens ability and desire to withstand the pressures of society.Accepted societal norms can admit to intolerance toward new ideas. O, she that hath a heart of that fine frame to recompense this debt of love but to a brother, how will she love, when the rich golden jazz hath killed the flock of al affections else that live in her when liver, brain, and heart, these sovereign thrones, are all supplied, and filled her sweet perfections, with one self king (1. 1. 33-39) Olivia is considered noble to translate up a supposed desire to marry out of love for her deceased brother. These thoughts toward her devotion are in stark contrast to the thoughts toward Elizabeth l.Because Elizabethan passion was to lead her country to peace and maintain the mogul, she was considered grotesque, as any woman who wielded power would have been. Had Olivia expressed an inclination award power rather than grief, she would likely have been received in a resembling manner. Yet because she attributed her desire for singleness to the womanly traits of devotion and love, and in the said(prenominal) manner, grief, she was considered the epitome of womanly graces. Her true desire was, however, to maintain a understanding of self beyond the dependence on a lording male figure.Sh akespeare seems to be praising Elizabethan desire for chastity in the same way that the count praises Olives love, as everything she felt was brought under the power of a single passion. Extremist attitudes attempt to permeate the high social ranks in arrangement to gain ground. Maillot portrays the classic image of a prude. As Olives servant, he dreams of greatness, and wants zero point else than to marry his mistress. The notion is in itself absurd, as there are societal norms that would prevent such an unfortunate marriage.Although social mobility was beginning to take place, there was still a division among the classes. It would have been quite out of place for a woman of Olives status to marry one so far beneath her. Yet, imagining how it would be between him and her uncle, Sir Toby thus, quenching my old(prenominal) smile with an austere regard of go steady You must amend your intoxication (2. 5. 9-60, 66). The puritan church was considered quite prudish by many. Its leg alism and disregard for all things not solemn caused such things as the closing of the theaters in capital of the United Kingdom in 1596.Maillots desire to gain the admiration of Olivia correlates to the desire by the Puritan leaders to gain the admiration of the nobility. In this way they hoped to gain control and wield their influence over society, including the aristocracy. For if it was on an equal level at bottom the hierarchy, it could not be so easily disregarded as the Catholic Church had been at times, such as when Henry VIII title himself head of the church. The upset in the social hierarchy led to one million million being deemed insane for sentiment that he could reach these ends.The supposed order of hierarchy can be upset through logic. Mourning the death of her brother, Olivia finds herself in a mental headlock with Fest the Fool. Take the fool away Do not hear, fellows? Take away the lady (1 Fest has challenged the respected status of the aristocracy, by turning the tables and claiming Olivia is the fool. In this way he has placed himself above her, taking on the role of wisdom that was reserved for the educated church and nobility. He has essentially placed her at the bottom of the hierarchy, as a common unable to reason for herself.This upheaval to the order of societal norms takes place in a caravansaries pageant. Caravansaries behavior usually ensued before an ordained church vacation from a desire to break out of the cloister of decency expected in daily living and therefore breach the social barriers. Mockery of morality and the nobility took place through costume, lewdness, and focus on the negative aspects of benevolent behavior. Such behavior was protected under the realm of carnival, Just as the fools behavior, at times disrespectful, was deemed appropriate under the safety of his title.This attack on Olives wisdom proves to be truer than when it was first made, as she meets and falls for a woman, thinking her to be a man, and thus completing the idea that she is a fool. Titles are futile unless they are backed by the support of an equal mind. not understanding the meaning of Sir Taboos words, Sir Andrew ignorantly says, Nay, by my troth, I know not but I know, to be up late is to be up late (3. 2. 4-5). Andrew is an unlikely knight. He acquired the title, and yet, he does not live p to it in the traditional sense of knighthood, nor does he abide by any codes.He himself said that he dislikes policy (3. 2. 27). A knight, as part of the aristocracy, was prepare and educated to high standards, expected to fulfill his destiny in the circles of nobility. Andrew bears no marks of fine-breeding, groveling in the shadow of Sir Toby Belch, a brusk specimen to hold as nobility. The notion of entropy plays into this tale of a society dominated by age old ideals, yet attacked by passions, brains, and whims. The idea claims that a closed system left to itself will reach more chaotic as time passes.Interestingly eno ugh, Shakespearean setting of reata is, in itself, a closed system, cut off from reality by the sea, and further isolated from life by the fact that it was a sham place. Violas deception was but a single act, caused by the disorder and dissymmetry of the sea, and in entrap, the unfairness of life. It leads to more confusion as the story unfolds, until a body finally steps in and puts a stop to it. The madhouse and disorder of accepted norms and modes of life creates a dysfunctional world where nothing is as it seems. Things thought to be good in lose their value and Belch for example.By doing this Shakespeare was making a statement that the high- born are, in reality, not so different from anyone else. They have the same tendencies, minds, and underneath the titles and finery, is essentially, the same man. effect is but a fade for Shakespeare, who had seen it upturned in a piece through the Reformation, disease, wars, hunger, and difficulties of life. He had seen both parts of life, the low classes, and also experience the life of a gentleman. He could relate to various aspects of life, which was in itself an effect of disorder, as the Elizabethan ideal was to maintain a static class structure and avoid social mobility.