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   When was Twelfth Night written?

   • 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.

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   Is Twelfth Night based on a true story?

   • Notable film adaptations of Twelfth Night include the 1996 version directed by Trevor Nunn, set in the 19th century, and the 2018 film All Is True, directed by Kenneth Branagh, which incorporates elements of Shakespeare’s later life into the narrative. These adaptations capture the play’s humor and romantic charm, emphasizing its enduring appeal.

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   What is the theme of Twelfth Night?

   • THEMES: LOVE, LOSS, IDENTITY AND THE SEA. Twelfth Night may not be one of Shakespeare’s most familiar plays, and it may not seem at first glance that a story about a Countess in mourning, a lovesick Duke, and a cross-dressing woman recently separated from her twin by shipwreck, has much to say to a modern audience.

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   How does Twelfth Night relate to love?

   • The play’s preoccupation with love also concerns love between friends – Aguecheek and Sir Toby Belch, for example; love between a servant and master; love between a niece and an uncle; and love between brother and sister. Thus, Twelfth Night is a play that all of us can relate to in some way.

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   Is Twelfth Night a comedy?

   • In the last analysis, Twelfth Night endures as one of Shakespeare’s most structurally effective comedies, but its japes involving cross-dressing and mistaken identity aren’t merely there for comic effect, as they tend to be in his earlier ‘double’ play, The Comedy of Errors.

   A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

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   What is the plot of Twelfth Night?

   • Plot summary of Twelfth Night Act 1 The play opens with the Duke of Illyria, Orsino, pining away with love for Olivia, a countess whose father died a year ago and whose brother has recently died. Olivia has vowed to shut herself away from society for seven years as a result of these deaths.

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   A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Twelfth Night. Find out more about the shipwreck that separates twins Viola and Sebastian and the resulting love story.

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   Oct 8, 2019 · Beneath all of the cross-dressing and mistaken identities, Twelfth Night probes some deep truths about the nature of love. When Olivia falls in love with Viola at first sight, when Viola is disguised as Cesario, whom does she fall in love with, exactly?

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   3 days ago · Twelfth Night, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1600–02 and printed in the First Folio of 1623 from a transcript of an authorial draft or possibly a playbook. One of Shakespeare’s finest comedies, Twelfth Night precedes the great tragedies and problem plays in order of.

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   Twelfth Night: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English. From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes Twelfth Night Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.

9. literariness.org › 2020/07/26 › analysis-of-williamAnalysis of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

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   Jul 26, 2020 · Twelfth Night, or What You Will was written between 1600 and 1602. The earliest reference to a performance appears in the diary of barrister John Manningham who in February 1602 recorded that the play was acted in the Middle Temple “at our feast.”