The questions left unanswered in Twelfth Night leave behind a haunting resonance of the reality of human frailty and error, long after the comic resolution of main characters and their themes have diminished in our consciousness of its importance. Much of the play's comic value comes from deceptive wit and it is common for the comedy to rely on various levels of understanding and knowledge on behalf of the audience, and between the characters. Shakespeare …showed first 75 words of 1991 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1991 total…that that is the way it has always been and always will be. The final lines of the play invite the audience to engage directly with Feste and it is with him that the final resonance of the play is remembered. It is a reminder that frivolous behaviour leads to superficiality and this resonance serves to emphasise the superficiality of the resolutions of the play and to leave questions of what is truly meaningful unanswered.