The Twelfth Night Auction
Last week, I attended an event
called the ‘PMEX Auction’. It was an auction to help raise money for Project
Mexico. This analysis will relate that event to The Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. The event that I
attended relates strongly to Twelfth Night
and the Jesuit education as a whole. The play and the event touched me and
made me think back to different experiences in my life that relate to the
Jesuit education.
In
Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare,
Orsino (the Duke) is constantly trying to win over the love of Olivia. I relate
this to the auction. Orsino does everything he can do to try and win over
Olivia. He is madly in love (or so he thinks) with Olivia and he sends over
many people to try and woo her. In relation to an auction, I see it as Orsino
keeps on bidding for Olivia. He gets out-bid every single time, but he keeps on
bidding more in attempt to win her over. The same can be said for the way
Olivia feels for Cesario/Viola. Olivia has fallen in love with Cesario/Viola
and keeps trying to get Cesario/Viola to love her back. In Act III, Scene 1,
Olivia and Viola even talk for a while and Viola keeps on rejecting Olivia
after her many attempts at wooing. In relation to the auction, it can be seen
that Olivia is constantly bidding on Cesario/Viola. Viola keeps rejecting her,
and in the sense of the auction, Olivia keeps getting out-bid. It is funny that
it can be related this way. Orsino is trying to bid on Olivia, while Olivia is
trying to bid of Cesario/Viola. Both of them are getting ‘out-bid’ by the other
person rejecting them. It does not stop Orsino or Olivia though from getting
what they want, so they keep on bidding in attempts at winning over the love.
Also
in relation to the auction, sometimes you bid on something without knowing what
it truly is. I put a bid on a basket that was full of ‘sports’ contents. I had
no idea what it truly was, but I bid on it anyway because it looked
interesting. In relation to Twelfth Night,
not knowing the true identity of a person is a common theme. When Sebastian
enters the scene, people think that he is Cesario. Feste and Olivia and many
others think that Sebastian is Cesario, because they are twins. By people
thinking that Sebastian is Cesario, he starts to question his sanity. In the
end, it all works out and his true identity is revealed, as is Viola’s. In the
end of the auction, the true identity of the basket was revealed. I did not bid
high enough for the basket, so I did not win, but my friend won and the
contents were better than what the basket originally showed. False identity and
disguise are major themes of Twelfth
Night, and disguise could definitely be an attribute of an auction, even if
it is not on purpose.
The
auction was a great experience. I have gone to the PMEX auction every year that
I have been to Loyola. It is a great tradition and it is a great way to raise
money for the trip for Project Mexico. Every time I am there, I totally feel
the sense of the Jesuit education. A lot of people come together and support
the cause by bidding on several different items. The spirit of community and
service is all wrapped in one. It is an awesome feeling to be there and to help
out. Even though I am not going to Mexico for the service aspect, it was great
to be there in support and bid to help raise money.
This
class this semester has been a lot of fun. I was not expecting to have this
much fun in a literature class. The most exciting aspect of the class, for me,
was the lively discussion. Each presentation led to great discussions about all
of the literature that we read. It was lively, fun and entertaining. I always
enjoyed listening to people’s stories and thoughts and ideas. It was a great
learning and bonding experience. There has not been a class at Loyola for me
before this class that I felt like I had truly bonded with the entire class.
The entire class was always engaged and excited for the material. I definitely
enjoyed this class very much, and the discussions were my favorite part.
Matt Sandelands
Event Analysis
11/29/2012
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