It is not very often that Shakespeare made his purpose as clear as in the case of Malvolio. Apart from the allegorical name, there are Olivia's as well as Maria's words which do not leave the slightest doubt as to the ...
This is a reply to John Russell Brown's "More about Laughing at 'M.O.A.I." It addresses the different parts of Brown's response to Inge Leimberg's article "'M.O.A.I.' Trying to Share the Joke in Twelfth Night 2.5 (A Critical ...
