There are several obvious differences between the bad guy characters of Malvolio in Shakespeares Twelfth Night Macheath in Gays Beggars Opera and Satan in Miltons Paradise Lost A majority of the differences between these characters is based on the setting and circumstance each text presents and therefore the character must be judged accordingly Such differences between these three male characters are almost too numerous to begin pointing out and it seems that the most appropriate way to explore
Excess is a recurring idea in comic works that is portrayed through the various actions and interactions of the characters Excess is essentially the idea of taking something to an extreme in some cases to the point where it begins to stretch the realistic credibility of what is occurring Comedy attempts to be realistic using characters that seem human and to an extent the audience can relate to these fictional beings But excess is the flip side where the actions of the characters seem artificia