Is It Better To Follow Your Mind Through Topsy-Turvy Times?

Twelfth Night: Writing Summative

As a child, our parents have always told us to follow what the heart desires. But, is that really the best thing to do? This brings up the question “is it better to follow your heart or your mind through topsy-turvy times?” This article will be explaining how the great William Shakespeare has forced these questions upon us. A novel written by the mastermind himself, Twelfth Night, is a perfect symbol of why you shouldn’t follow your heart in “topsy-turvy” times. Also using articles posted by licensed practitioners to strengthen my argument. This article contains messages from Shakespeare about how following one’s heart can lead to trouble and potentially life-threatening situations. Twelfth Night depicts that

Viola, aka Cesario, says “my state is desperate for my master’s love” (Act 2, Scene 2, Line 35) Viola realizes in this scene that she has become desperate for the Duke’s attention and love. Love is a dangerous game, Viola follows her heart which foresees great conflict for Viola, as well as the people she genuinely cares for. Another depiction of love leading to nonsensical actions is when Malvolio receives the letter from Olivia, which wasn’t from Olivia. “I do not now fool myself, to let my imagination jade me, for every reason excites to this, that my lady loves me!” (Act 2, Scene 5, Line 148) Malvolio is blind to the fact that Olivia didn’t write the letter; the letter tells him how to dress to impress her. Under misjudgment, Malvolio follows these guidelines. When Olivia realizes what is happening she breaks Malvolio’s heart. Going to show that love and following your heart can lead to immense pain and suffering because of neglecting your mind. Monique Honaman, eHarmony.com love analyst, shares a life story with her readers, telling us about how she met her husband; one section of her article caught my eye, she goes on to tell the readers about how “The logical, sensible side of me told me to take things slowly.” She then goes on to tell the readers that if she had followed and trusted what the mind was trying to tell her then her and her husband wouldn’t have had to do with the struggles that comes along with rushing into something. Clearly Shakespeare was gifted intellectually, showing that humans tend to rush into things and see how they go, instead of taking things slow and working out all the kinks with their mind and not their