Twelfth Night: AS & A2 York Notes A Level Revision Guide

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USE OF LANGUAGE – Untrustworthy language 1 of 2

It’s important you can discuss the slipperiness of language. Feste, in particular, represents the idea of language which can be manipulated.

Feste describes his role in Olivia's household, I am indeed not her   but her   of words (III.1.29–30).

Ask yourself: Does Feste’s role as Olivia’s ‘fool’ mean he has more freedom to speak his mind and criticise her, or less?