She's the Twelfth Night
Comparing Twelfth Night and She's the Man by CULLEN SMITH
How do She's The Man and Twelfth Night compare?
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and She's The Man are very similar, but they do have some significant differences.
Comedy Ladder
There are multiple examples of Low, Farce, Manners, and Ideas, comically, throughout the play
Low Comedy (She's The Man)
This is an example of low comedy because she is using a tampon to block her nose, which is a reference to bathroom comedy
Low Comedy (Twelfth Night)
Sir Toby and Sir Andrew are constantly drunk in the play, and this is low comedy because of the references to alcohol that they make throughout the play.
"With drinking healths to my niece: I'll drink to
her as long as there is a passage in my throat and..."(ACT 1 Scene 3, line 150)
Farce Comedy (She's The Man)
Viola and Duke are jumping on the bed because they are both scared of a gigantic spider that they saw crawling in the room
Farce Comedy (Twelfth Night)
In the play, Viola disguises herself as a man named Cesario and pretends to be a servant of Duke Orisino. "Conceal me what I am, and be my aid
For such disguise as haply shall become
The form of my intent. I'll serve this duke:
Thou shall present me as an eunuch to him:"
For such disguise as haply shall become
The form of my intent. I'll serve this duke:
Thou shall present me as an eunuch to him:"
Commedy of Manners (She's The Man)
Duke gets into a fight with Viola's ex and says "Drown me with your tears" to him, which is a clever put down.
Commedy of Manners (Twelfth Night)
When Olivia and the clown are first talking, Olivia calls to "Take the fool away" but the clown responds by saying "Yes, take her away," calling Olivia a fool instead of himself.
Commedy of Ideas (She's The Man)
In the movie, viola is a girl who plays of the guys soccer team, making this a great example.
Commedy of Ideas (Twelfth Night)
Malvolio desires to be a count, yet he is only a servant to Duke Orisino. This id an example because he is a servant who believes he can be a count.