True Love and False Love in Shakespeares Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is set in the period between Christmas and Twelfth Night which is regarded - in 16th century England - as a celebration highlighted by great license and buffoonery after the Roman Saturnalia festival, the "Feast of Fools". As the subtitle suggests, What You Will, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” has significantly embraced the idealof the "Feast of Fools". ... Nevertheless, the contrast between the characters of Malvolio to Viola and the subtle and conscious relationship between Feste and Olivia make of love the second language of the play. ... The Fool knows of the Lady enough love to care to listen and give him audience and eventually, forgive him. ... Most would argue that such an interdependent relationship would not bear any aspects of true love, but the fact is the real aspect of true love is it self denied from the nature of their relationship. Thus, their relation is of love, but of the subtlest of the entire play. ... Nevertheless, his love is as untrue as Olivia total revocation of his advances is genuine.