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discuss the dramatic significance of scene of act 2 scene 5 of twelfth night
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Act ii scene v of "Twelfth Night" is the scene in which Maria, Toby, Andrew and Fabian drop the letter that Malvolio thinks is from Olivia to him and therefore he will be humiliated in front of her. Shakespeare makes this scene dramatic in various ways. Prior to Act ii scene v the audience already dislike Malvolio. Malvolio feels able to speak down to Sir Toby who is socially superior because he is full of his own self-importance: "My masters are you mad? Or what are you? Have you no wit, manners, nor honesty, but to gabble...
to be humiliated. Maria then invites the audience to watch the rest of the play.

"If you will see it follow me" This makes the audience feel involved and want to see the rest of the play. Therefore, Maria's final speech makes this scene particularly dramatic because it includes the audience and invites them to be part of their secret plan.

Therefore it is clear that Shakespeare makes this scene dramatic by giving the audience further details of Malvolio's character, the stage arrangement, the use of dramatic irony, the use of language and Maria's final speech.

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