In Malvolio's first appearance (Act I, Scene V) the audience develops a negative first impression and sees a rude and presumptuous man. Malvolio calls Feste "a sterile scoundrel" with "no more brains than a stone", suggesting that Feste is a worthless idiot; belittling and humiliating him. Shakespeare shows that Feste holds a grudge for what Malvolio said to him and this is revealed later in the play when Feste gives Malvolio his comeuppance. Malvolio felt superior to Feste and therefore treated him with dislike. Shakespeare makes Malvolio part of a harsh practical joke after he ruins everyone's fun and is labeled by Maria as "some kind of puritan". Since the Puritans were against theaters, it is no wonder that Shakespeare created devastating parodies of the Puritan mentality on stage; this is done by mocking Puritan ways and highlighting their opposition to the Globe Theatre. The fact that Malvolio is aligned with the Puritan and is humiliated makes his disgrace an important part of the rebellious spirit of the play. The Puritans were accused of being power-hungry, and Malvolio's secret social ambitions corresponded to this. When Malvolio daydreams about marrying Countess Olivia, we learn that his desire has less to do with love and more to do with his aspirations for social power. In Twelfth Night Maria, Sir Toby, Feste, Sir Andrew and Fabian all cleverly engineer Malvolio's downfall by playing on the hidden side of him which includes his ambition to marry Lady Olivia and become head of the house. When Malvolio finds the letter he believes is from Olivia, he is ecstatic and finds a loophole where he can realize these secret desires if he undergoes a harsh transformation. Shakespeare originally represents Malvolio as a method... middle of paper... ate him and got his revenge. Malvolio's last words “I will take revenge on you all” are an explicit and discordant threat to many marriages; breaking the boundaries of the comedy genre to create a moment of unresolved discord. To conclude, I believe that madness is an aspect of the disorder that governs the play and ultimately order and sanity are restored when the brothers reunite and multiple marriages occur, proving that Twelfth Night is still a comedy despite the cruelty inflicted on Malvolio. In the play “Twelfth Night” Shakespeare expresses his point of view on the unyielding and joyful attitude through the embarrassing experience of Malvolio's 'deception'. Shakespeare uses this entire subplot to suggest that the "mad" tendencies of puritanism and seriousness have no real place in this world full of entertainment and jovial parties..