Shakespeare’s Creativity Essay -- Literary Analysis, Twelfth Night

Shakespeares Creativity In William Shakespeares Twelfth Night, the ruse of unison appears in the opening of the speech as the unhappy and lovesick Orsino tells his musicians, If music be the food of love, play on (I.i.1) In the speech that follows, Orsino asks the musicians to give him so much musical love i.e. food that will excess and cease to yearn for love any longer. Shakespeare uses music in opening line of play and at the end by Feste singing his song. It reveals that Shakespeare has presented on play a romantic comedy which is not detached from our everyday reality. Thus songs are used by Shakespeare with surfeiting desire not only for the purpose of socialize the audience but also closely linked to the plays theme. Defining MusicMusic, as commonly in the English Oxford Dictionary is the art or science of combining vocal or instrumental sounds to produce beauty of form, melody or the vocal or instrumental sound produced by practical exercise of the art of music. Music is also described as a musical composition or a performance which support be seen in Shakespeare Cymbeline I haue assayld her with Muscikes, but she vouchsafes no notice (II.ii.37). Shakespeare also uses music as the cries of a pack of hounds on seeing the cover (IV.i.105) in Midsummer Nights Dream. Music in Shakespeares Twelfth Night opening speech is written as Muicke in the EBBO recitation whereas it is spelled music in our class text. The word music has been spelled differently throughout the years. Shakespeare uses the word music differently in his plays, such as musickes, musique, and music. The word music is spelled differently in the OED and in the song, with different alphabetic but pronounced the same way.... ...ares writings. Edward W. Naylor writes in his essay that, this is the more satisfactory, as no theater in literature has been treated with greater scorn for accuracy, or general lack of real interest, than this of music. Music is the only topic that the audience and the readers trance with content and a smile on their face. Shakespeares musical references are mostly found in comedies, but the musical stage direction that is presented in tragedies is due to the military nature or politics that bound the play. Shakespeare knew the impact of music on the society and during his time. Naylor also suggests that music was considered an essential part of a clergymens education and this notifies the value music held in the society. In the Dukes case, If music be the food of love, play on, music seems to be fuddled and the musicians perform it with peacefulness.