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Tone in Twelfth Night

Tone Examples in Twelfth Night:

Act I - Scene II

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"perchance..."   (Act I - Scene II)

Even though Viola has suffered a shipwreck and lost her brother, the tone of this scene is not tragic. “Perchance” is repeated with subtle wordplay, which signals to the audience that this play is a comedy.

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