Some of the characters in "Twelfth Night" undergo a transformation, whilst others may resist a change.

For my coursework, I will be talking about how some of the characters undergo a transformation, while others resist change. I will explore this idea in relation to the two characters I have chosen (Malvolio & Viola) and link their experiences to the key ideas in the play as a whole. "Twelfth Night" is a comedy play, and has lots of love triangles in it, and some confusing relationships. We expect many different characters …

…like Feste or any of his jokes, and he said that Feste will not be funny, "until he suffers the confusion of old age". The interpretations of the characters depend upon the way the play can be set in different times and places. Malvolio is a Puritan, which means he has no fun and is quite a serious man. This would be better understood by Elizabethan audiences, as this play was written in Elizabethan times.