Modern vs. Unmodern
By: Camilla Jenschke 2nd pd.
Purpose of this smore.
Elements of Shakespearen Comedy
Mistaken identity
In Shes The Man Viola is mistaken for her brother Sebastian.
In Twelfth Night Viopla is mistaken for brother cesario, who she thought was dead.
In both the movie and the play, viola pretends to be her brother so that she get whatever she is after, whether it be for soccer or for power.
complex plot
In She's The Man, the complex plot is when Viola's brother Sebastian Returns for his last soccer game.
In twelfth knight the complex plot is when Violas long lost brother, who she thought was dead turns out to be alive and well.
In both the movie and the play, viola's brother returns and Viola has to reveal herself.
The Comedy Ladder
Farce in both the movie and the play
The farce in Shes The Man is when Duke mistakes viola for her brother.
In both the movie and the play misunderstandings happen. Misunderstandings happen all the time.
Comedy of Ideas
In The Twelfth Night viola gets Married to Duke Orsino, and Sebastian marries Olivia.
In both the play and the movie viola ends up with duke, and sebastian ends up Olivia. the best kind of stories are the ones that have happy endings.