Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night” or “Whatever You Will” is considered a comedy for a variety of reasons. However, on many occasions this play is almost classified as a tragedy due to the different situations that the killjoy character must endure, through the use of mockery. For this reason, critics find that there is a very thin line between categorizing the novel and therefore see "Twelfth Night" as both a comedy and a tragedy, despite the fact that audiences and Shakespeare label this play of comedy. Also, Mel Brooks says, “The tragedy is when I cut my finger.” Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” Therefore, this shows how close the genres of comedy and tragedy actually are, as they can both lead to similar consequences that Malvolio faced when he was excessively mocked by Shakespeare throughout of the five acts of “Twelfth Night”. However, this mockery also shows many social messages, as Malvolio was mocked for being a Puritan, implying that the Elizabethans were against their actions. Considering Malvolio the Puritan to be a killjoy character, Feste, Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Maria constantly mock and terrorize him. . And since they don't like him, Malvolio goes through situations where he is ridiculed because of who he is, the status he has (being a steward in Olivia's house), his background and the fact that he is a person of ill will, suggested by his name (Italian for I wish you harm). However, Shakespeare punishes Malvolio in such a way that he becomes depressed and at one point we feel sorry for him even though he did not like revelry and festivities. As an audience, we show sympathy because he was the victim of a prank, who was "notoriously mistreated" (Act 5, scene 1, line 366) and...... middle of paper ... ...ocked Malvolio in "Twelfth Night" because they didn't agree with what he was doing. But because Malvolio has attracted all this ridicule, "Twelfth Night" is considered a comedy that lacks seriousness because Shakespeare put Malvolio's character through what he had to go through when he wrote plays or that he played them at the Théâtre du Globe. . Additionally, since Malvolio was the main part of the play, being a Puritan would have caused a lot of trouble for the audience as well as the time when "Twelfth Night" was written. However, as the Puritans were very few in number at that time, the public would have seen him differently, as he would have been seen as a character who would have been used to attack authority, as he was a killjoy character and would not wouldn't do. appreciated the fact that they were allowed to participate in the celebrations and festivities.