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'Twelfth Night' - Act 2 Scene 5 - Malvolio's character
Actor Nigel Planer discusses the motivations behind the character of Malvolio in 'Twelfth Night' Act 2 Scene 5 - the letter scene. He looks at how the character has been portrayed in the past and examines various clips from different adaptations of Act 3 Scene 1. The contemporary relevance of William Shakespeare's decision to create Malvolio as a Puritan is also looked at.
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