On the Twelfth Night of Tomfoolery

Although all of the characters in Twelfth Night were rich, the one I was most intrigued by was Feste. I felt like I wanted to read more of Shakespeare (since I have had limited experience with his drama) because as Sarah noted in class, the man alone is a figure to watch. I also loved that although many of the others in the play were highly intellegent (Maria, Viola), Feste seemed to me to be the most witty and cunning. I loved the scene where he kept insisting that Olivia was the fool and that she was the one that ought to be taken away. His sense of humor was cynical but jovial and I loved the coupling. I also liked that he had an allegiance to nobody but himself and in that way could be the most honest character.
Because I liked Feste the most, I really wanted to write my second paper around criticism on his role, but interestingly enough there was very little written about him. I couldn't help but wonder why, but it made me want to write a paper about him myself. I guess to many people his character wasn't interesting beyond foolery and perhaps they read little depth into his role. I cannot say why for sure, but I personally thought he was very significant in driving the play forward (not to mention his dualistic creepy/hilarious role as Sir Topas) and deserved more attention.