New Media Project

In the beginning of this project I was very frustrated on confused on what to do. Picking a thematic strand did not come as easy for me. Right from the beginning I was wondering what thematic strand I would be able to elaborate on in a paper. After realizing that my first choice "love" was too broad I talked with classmates Candyce and Glenn and decided to convert over to their choice "sport". We figured that Love and Sport could be tied together because a lot of the play is based on the "Game of Love." However, after doing our new media project we learned that in regard to "Sport" it is not always about "Love". When Maria tricks Malolvio with the letter it is for the mere purpose of mocking him. Mocking him is their game and it actually has nothing to do with love at all. Since we interpreted sport a little different in our media project I was then confused on what to write about in my paper. Elaborating on sport would just make me more perplexed since there are more then 1 aspect about it. So I tried looking at the Sonnets and decided to try "Lust." I am still a little confused and trying to figure out exactly what to write about in my paper. Lust also has a lot of different aspects about it so I am still trying to think about how I would attack it in a paper. I am not sure if I should stick with my new thematic strand or change it again. All I know is that I need to figure this out soon! Does anyone have any hints or ideas to help me out?

Sport Royal

Maria: Sport royal, I warrant you. (II, iii, 170)

Maria states this while she is discussing the plot against Malvolio with Sir Andrew and Sir Toby. When she says, "sport royal" she is basically saying lets play! Maria, convinced that she will trick Malvolio with this letter is going to set Andrew, Toby and the Fool in the place where she is planting the letter in order to observe Malvolio's reaction. The three of them are going to watch to see if Malvolio has fallen for this deception. This is all part of being spectators in the game of love. Maria has stirred up a pot full of this game to trick Malvolio. When Maria is discussing this plan Sir Andrew and Toby seem excited for what is about to come. Almost as if there excited to watch a Super Bowl! The line before Maria’s above statement, Andrew excitedly states, “O, ‘twill be admirable!” This helps demonstrate that to them this is all a sport. Malvolio who was not originally involved in the game of love is now being tricked into it. He too will be tangled in loves mess and will be the center of the show for Maria, Andrew and Toby. Maria’s letter will ultimately lead Malvolio into being the loser of his own game.