Critical anthology quotes

Question 1

Hopkins

Answer 1

‘for one thing, despite the traditional view that marriage provides comic closure, this is, in fact, rarely achieved.’

Question 2

Laroque

Answer 2

Contrariwise, Jonson’s comical satires or Shakespeare’s subplots that take up the tricks of humour and the cruel games of deception and exposure – illustrated in the conflicts between Sir Toby, Feste, and Malvolio in Twelfth Night – insist on dissonance and cacophony or on men who have no music in them.

Question 3

Bevington

Answer 3

‘Malvolio brings his downfall on himself, albeit with the eager assistance of those who hate him for being a killjoy’