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  1. www.enotes.com › topics › twelfth-nightWhy is Shakespeare's play titled Twelfth Night? - eNotes.com

    Share Cite. Shakespeare titled his play Twelfth Night because it was written as a celebration of the twelfth night of Christmas. This was the last night of the Christmas season, sometimes called ...

  2. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › twelfthnightWilliam Shakespeare and Twelfth Night Background - SparkNotes

    Twelfth Night is the only one of Shakespeare’s plays to have an alternative title: the play is actually called Twelfth Night, or What You Will. Critics are divided over what the two titles mean, but “Twelfth Night” is usually considered to be a reference to Epiphany, or the twelfth night of the Christmas celebration (January 6).

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  4. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › twelfthnightTwelfth Night: Historical Context Essay | SparkNotes

    Historical Context Essay. The title of Twelfth Night refers to the twelfth night of Christmas, also referred to as the eve of Epiphany, a day that commemorates the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus and is often celebrated with a temporary suspension of rules and social orders. As in the play, Twelfth Night revels in the overturning of ...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Twelfth_NightTwelfth Night - Wikipedia

    Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in ...

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  7. www.litcharts.com › twelfth-nightTwelfth Night Translation | Shakescleare, by LitCharts

    In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare introduces a cast of uproarious characters (including Malvolio, Toby Belch, and Andrew Aguecheek), and tells a story of fickle fortune, mourning, love, and reunion. The Shakescleare modern English translation of the play will help you comprehend Shakespeare’s language, and the play’s most important quotes ...

  8. englishsummary.com › lesson › significance-of-theSignificance of the Title "Twelfth Night" - English Summary

    So, these facts tell us about the historical ambiguity around the title of the play. In a literal sense, ‘Twelfth Night’ is the night preceding the Christian feast of the Epiphany which occurs on January 6th. In earlier times, Christians used to celebrate the Christmas festival for twelve days. They used to celebrate it with great merriment ...