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3 days ago · The play’s festive elements find clear expression through the characters of Sir Toby and Sir Andrew, who are always up to some kind of mischief. They stay up late drinking, dancing, and instigating trouble. Sir Andrew even expresses his love for masques and revels, saying “I delight in masques and revels sometimes altogether” (I.iii.).
4 days ago · In Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night,” Olivia, despite not being a malicious character, plays the role of an antagonist as she obstructs Viola’s desires and acts as a hindrance to her romantic pursuits. Viola loves Orsino but he loves Olivia, thereby creating a conventional romantic rivalry between them.
4 days ago · William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare ( c. 23 [a] April 1564 – 23 April 1616) [b] was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. [4] [5] [6] He is often called England's national poet and the " Bard of Avon " (or simply "the Bard").
5 days ago · Shakespeare's Words: a glossary and language companion by David Crystal. Call Number: PR2892 .C78 2002. David Crystal, one of the world's foremost authorities on the English language, with his actor son, Ben, have taken a fresh look at the vocabulary of Shakespeare's poems and plays and compiled a glossary of nearly 14,000 words and meanings.
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5 days ago · The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage ...
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4 days ago · Answer: Twelfth Night. Feste, the only character who seems to have any sense in Twelfth Night, says this shortly before the play ends. 4. Who 'hath eaten me out of house and home' (said by the character's hostess)? Answer: Falstaff. Falstaff is a character in 'Henry IV', 'Henry V', and 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'.
5 days ago · King Lear, George Frederick Bensell. King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning love. The King's third daughter, Cordelia, is ...
