#dt malvolio causes me evil derangements bc he is. the reverse of this lol | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

aq2003 · 17 days ago

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twelfth night is not a Shakespeare I have read or seen but now I’m a bit terrified of ever consuming it. I definitely would never touch that audio drama with a 10 foot pole though (so so tempting. I might give in)

i was normal about twelfth night and held many normal emotions about it i really liked it for being this fun very messy queer drama until i listened to david tennant malvolio which ruined my life i cannot stress enough all of my evil derangements are because of david tennant malvolio if he had not done any of that i would have been FINE

#YOU CAN HEARRRRR the heartbreak and desperation in dt malvolio's voice #you can picture his expression so clearly whem olivia says to him 'but out of question 'tis maria's hand'#the 'i'll be revenged on the whole pack of you' line reading made me lose my fucking MIND #i guess this is the biggest weakness of the audio drama is that im too busy like actively being upset over malvolio #to even feel anything about the haha funny everything all works out ending #twelfth night #shakespeare #david tennant #when i read the play (esp 4.2) i pictured malvolio as being very very angry. still staying confident in the wake of #what's still happening around him. cuz it's like malvolio gave me a very 'i'm surrounded by fucking idiots' energy #and the only thing he has to rely on is his mind (which he takes a lot of pride in anyway).#also the play is a comedy and i feel like this is the only way for this scene to be actually funny #dt malvolio causes me evil derangements bc he is. the reverse of this lol #he is on the verge of tears throughout ALL of 4.2 his voice is all fucked up from screaming to be let out #when he says 'i am as well in my wits as any man in illyria' it's as much a desperate plea to feste as it is to himself #he's someone who once took pride in being the only sane one but now he's started to doubt himself n that's a whole other level #of horror for him. none of it is funny whatsoever. thank you david i love and hate you for this #idk how many other malvolios tend to give you the sense that he is straight up traumatized from being put in solitary but yeah

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