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September 29, 2021. Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, William ShakespeareTwelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck.
Shakespeare wrote Twelfth Night near the middle of his career, probably in the year 1601. Most critics consider it one of his greatest comedies, along with plays such as As You Like It, Much Ado About Nothing, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Twelfth Night is about illusion, deception, disguises, madness, and the extraordinary things that love ...
by William Shakespeare. Directed by Paula Plum. in collaboration with the Lyric Stage Company of Boston. “Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.”. – Twelfth Night, Act I. Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking. Twins are separated in a shipwreck and forced to fend for themselves in a strange land.
The language of Twelfth Night may be divided into prose (60%) and verse (40%) (Bate/Rasmussen, 649), but it may be more useful to consider it as prose, verse, and poetry. A section of 1.5 will illustrate a few of the significant strengths of Shakespeare's use of each form. (For a fourth category, song, see below.) Prose.
Feb 6, 2018 · 1. Viola (Eddie Redmane) Viola, the star of the show, begins the show as the daughter of a duke, who has just been shipwrecked in a foreign country, so her clothes must look bedraggled and worn, yet appropriate to her status. As I said before though, for the majority of the play, Viola is disguised as the servant Cesario. 2.
Feb 12, 2014 · Five times a week, Mr. Barnett stars on Broadway in the much-lauded new production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” in which he plays the female lead, Viola.
Scene 2. At the beginning of scene 2, Sir Andrew is angry, for he has overheard the exchange between Olivia and Viola and is jealous. Fabian, however, responds that Olivia has really given Sir ...
