In act ii, when malvolio says, "all is fortune," he means that everything that happens to a character is based on circumstances that are out of the character's control. to what extent is malvolio correct? in twelfth night, do the characters' fates depend more on outside circumstances or on their own traits and choices? give examples from the text to support your answer.

this answer to this question is c. allegory

why?

stories with allegories have a hidden symbolic meaning with a theme. the hidden meaning can be political, or other real life problems.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.