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The earliest mention of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is in a notebook of gossip, observations and sermon notes kept by John Manningham while a law student at Middle Temple, one of the Inns of Court in London. November 8, 1623. Stationers' Register entry for the First Folio (16 of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies)
Aug 31, 2021 · Folger Shakespeare Library. Twelfth Night is a Christian holiday typically celebrated on January 5 or 6, concluding the 12 days of Christmas and celebrating the visit of the Magi (the three kings). Twelfth…. Shakespeare and Beyond.
Introduction to the play. Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays with love and power. The Countess Olivia, a woman with her own household, attracts Duke (or Count) Orsino. Two other would-be suitors are her pretentious steward, Malvolio, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek.
Feb 8, 2024 · This movie, starring Amanda Bynes and the one and only Channing Tatum, was inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The play tells the story of twins Viola and Sebastian, who get separated at sea. Viola lands in a place called Illyria and pretends to be her brother under the name Cesario.
She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy teen sports film directed by Andy Fickman and starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, and David Cross. Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Twelfth Night, [3] the film centers on teenager Viola Hastings, who enters her brother's new boarding school, Illyria Prep, in ...
In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare plays with the intersections of love and power. The Countess Olivia is presented to us at the play’s beginning as an independent and powerful woman. The sudden deaths of her father and her brother have left her in charge of her own household and have thereby given her power over such male relatives as Sir Toby Belch.
May 3, 2011 · Olivia falls in love with Viola, who was disguised as Cesario in Twelfth Night, and Sebastian, her twin brother in both movies, in She’s The Man. Also, in both the movie and play, Viola is in ...
