Twelfth Night
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Twelfth Night; or What You Will
Transcript of Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night; or What You Will
William Shakespeare
April 26, 1564
Stratford-upon-Avon
Began career around 1585
Famous plays such as Hamlet, King Lear, and Twelfth Night
April 23, 1616
Carnivalesque Themes
GrotesqueExcrementInversion of HierarchyTrickeryLord of Misrule
Carnival Themes in Twelfth Night
Cross-dressingHomoeroticismDrunkennessExcrementTrickery
DON’T BE INTIMIDATED!
Concentrate on what the actors are saying to understand.
Go See It!
After you finish reading
the play:
Acting troupes still perform this amazing play! There are also
movie versions of this play available on DVD, including one starring Helena Bonham Carter
and Ben Kingsley.