Discuss Shakespeare’s presentation of the Duke and his court at this point of the play. (Act 2, Scene 4)

This is some example writing of how I would answer an extract question on Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night."My example introduction would be:At this point in the play Orsino once again expresses his opinions on the nature of love, prior to this scene Viola has visited Olivia to woo her on Orsino’s behalf and is yet to tell him that Olivia has rejected him again. Orsino’s line, “Give me some music,” is reflective of the first scene of the play showing his views have not changed, that is until after the extract where Viola challenges his opinions with her own – stating that women can love as genuinely as men can. Orsino’s views express patriarchal ideals of love and courtship casting him as the rejected Petrarchan lover who finds comfort and recognition in Feste’s hyperbolic song about a man who dies because of his unrequited love.Here I have located the extract in the play and compared the presentation of Orsino's character to an earlier moment. I have set up the discussion of how his views contrast Violas.An example conclusion for this essay is:This extract’s purpose may be to show the difference between Orsino’s courtship of Olivia and Viola, Shakespeare showing that he unwittingly fell in love with Viola through discussing their beliefs as compared to his love for Olivia which obsesses over superficial qualities such as appearance and the patriarchal ideals of the time, as in the disguise of a man Viola and Orsino were able understand each other instead of their relationship being obstructed by the detached courting rituals employed to woo Olivia. This extract shows Orsino’s and Viola’s compatibility and the development of their relationship, the fact that Viola attempts to be as honest as she can to Orsino which puts her at risk of revealing her true identity, to the extent that she challenges his beliefs a little after the extract, perhaps indicates she truly loves him.My conclusion has a summary of the ideas discussed in the essay, I have not felt the need to include any quotations to support these claims as I would do that in the main body. However I would suggest for most essays to include a new concept/idea in the conclusion to leave the examiner with a question or link that could be explored in another essay.