ore comic characters rather than hilarious misunderstanding. These characters are Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Maria, Malvolio and Feste. Feste's very name echoes the festive input he provides and he is also the "hired fool". Although many other characters act like fools in some ways, Feste is the only "official fool" of Twelfth Night. He provides much of the comedy, which is derived from his precise perception of people as he uses appropriate methods to wind them up. Feste also uses witty wordplay to turn conversations around and to increase the humour for the audience. Feste's wordplay includes the like of "Those wits that think have thee, do very oft prove fools." (Act 1, Scene 5) and "Why it have bay-windows transparent as barricadoes, and the clerestories toward the south-north are as lustrous as ebony; and yet complainest thou of obstruction?" (Act 4, Scene 2).
             Throughout the subplot of Twelfth Night both Sir Andrew and Sir Toby make an immensely humorous double act. Most of the laughter they receive is developed from their behaviour. Sir Andrew's gullibilty and sexual naivety provides much of the humour in this double act. This does not mean to say Sir Toby does n
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