Twelfth Night - Melancholy - AO5

What is Murray's description of sadness in the play?

"a silvery undertone of sadness"

What does Kiernan Ryan say about loss in the play?

"The spectre of death haunts the romantic protagonists lives from the start"

What does Simon Gray say about melancholy and Antonio?

"Antonio lingers in the memory to remind us that Illyria is after all an illusion that has been fashioned out of much potential, and some actual pain."

What is Furnivall's perspective on sadness in the play?

"[there is a] shadow of death and distress across the sunshine"

What is Berry's claim on the play's effect?

"I summarise that the ultimate effect of Twelfth Night is to make the audience ashamed of itself"