THE ANTI-PURITAN VALUES IN SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT OR AS YOU WILL

This study aims to identify the Anti-Puritan values that can be found the drama Twelfth Night or As You Will. Anti-Puritanism refers to opposition or criticism against the principles, beliefs, and practices of Puritanism. The drama tells the story of the love story between two couples who went through complications and misunderstandings. The writer uses a structural approach to analyze the drama Twelfth Night or As You Will. Structural approach focuses on analyzing the intrinsic elements which include plot, character, setting, and theme in the literature. After analyzing the intrinsic elements, the writer then proceeds to use the findings to help in determining the Anti-Puritan values and the conflicts that are caused by it in the drama. The main object of study in this research is the drama “Twelfth Night or As You Will” with other sources such as papers and previous study related to support the main object of study. After analyzing the drama, the writer finds that Twelfth Night or As You Will contains four Anti-Puritan values. Those values are the celebration of festivity and humor, the use of unconventional gender roles, the pursuit of love beyond social norms and expectation and the use of disguise and deception.