William Shakespeare is deemed to be the greatest dramatist of all time. As Ben Jonson, one of his closest friends once said, âShakespeare is not of an age but for all timeâ. Many of his plays continue to be studied in our modern era and are a staple to any English curriculum. He has many famous plays that have been...
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The play, Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare is a playful comedy which explores the construction of class, gender, sexual identity, and the tensions between the external and internal dimensions of each. Many on-screen and rendition adaptations of the play have been created, with the movie, Sheâs the man directed in 2002 by Andy Flickmen, being beloved by many. Although...
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will is one of the most challenging Shakespeareâs plays, as it explores issues of gender identity and sexual orientation, interrogates traditional representation of gender roles and suggests same-sex love and attraction between most of the characters, issues, which unfortunately, nowadays, almost 400 years later, are little debated or even considered taboo topics. Twelfth Night is...
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William Shakespeareâs play Twelfth Night and John Miltonâs epic poem Paradise Lost, challenge the traditional conservative views of women. Twelfth Night demonstrates a radical and powerful presentation of women as they control and dominate the actions of the characters and plot line. Paradise Lost provides an interpretation of the Biblical text of the fall of man, as the poem presents...
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The essay title I have chosen to discuss for this final essay is âThe Suddenness of Loveâ. I intend to discuss this title with reference to material covered over the course of the Shakespearean Comedies module. The suddenness of love is a theme used by William Shakespeare in several of the comedies he wrote such as Twelfth Night, A Midsummer...
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Disorientation is often the cause of much anxiety. The human inability to control the breakdown of social or personal order can be the source for significant panic and disarray; that which is many times mentally jarring. This element of confusion for characters within literary works often times becomes their downfall, as they are placed in situations in which reality is...
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Introduction The theater, as an expressive medium, has long served as a mirror reflecting societal norms and individual introspection. William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author" exemplify the dynamic role of theater in both entertaining and provoking thought. Each play, through its unique narrative structure and thematic concerns, challenges audiences to consider the...
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The play ' Twelfth night' by Shakespeare, makes us question ourselves, is gender really matters? Is gender defining who am I? many questions and ideas spins in my mind while reading this play. Gender ambiguity is one of these ideas. First, I'm going to define what gender ambiguity is, 'It applies to a person that looks both male and female,...
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Sexuality, gender, and patriarchy are all common themes in many of Shakespeareâs plays. Both gender ambiguity and sexual stereotypes are used as a means of character manipulation and plot development in several of his plays. During the Elizabethan Era, Shakespeare was influenced by social norms regarding gender, sexuality, status, etc. Both men and women accepted their roles according to the...
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Today, our society is accustomed to vast changes in perspective of sexuality and new challenges of sexual norms. It appears these perspectives are new, but these changing perspectives can be traced back to the Middle Ages. These topics are illustrated through many works of literature. Two texts that best exemplify topics of sexual politics are Shakespeareâs Twelfth Night and Sir...
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In Shakespeareâs Twelfth Night, King Lear, and Hamlet, there is a theme of loyalty between a central character and another. This loyalty transcends what the other characters belief; they help them no matter the burden it bears on them. It also reveals itself in many different forms, through love, service, and friendship. As seen throughout countless Shakespeare plays, women are...
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Throughout William Shakespeareâs time during the Elizabethan Era in the late 1500s, societal standards and gender roles were not like how they are in most of the world today. Women in the Elizabethan Era were raised to believe that they were inferior to men. The Church enforced this, quoting from the bible to ensure that this principle was widely followed....
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Shakespeare endeavors to make a dreary distress inside twelfth night, accentuating the torment got by the detested characters, while additionally including a detailed storyline that finishes in the traditional Elizabethan manner; marriage. Be that as it may, Trevor Nunn, with the additional component of visuals, weakens the play's content by utilizing stage activities and camera developments. In Nunn's 1996 adjustment...
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Disguise has played a major role in society and England during the sixteenth and seventeenth century. The role of disguise was an extremely important concept in Shakespearean theatre, as it is used in to conceal the identity of one or more characters from other person in the play (Kreider 168). Often disguise within Shakespearean plays either exceeded the âboundary of...
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The word appropriation means moving a text from one context to another, but keeping particular elements like the setting and character similar. An example of appropriation from both the film and the play is the quote âsome are born great, some achieve greatnessâ this quote is said in both the film and the play and it's just one of the...
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This essay will discuss the theme of relationships reflected in the characters of Viola and Duke Orsino in the film Twelfth Night and Sheâs The Man. Both depict a love triangle where the female lead fallsin love with the main male character,who is in love with someone else.In Sheâs the Man, Viola, who pretends to be Sebastian, falls in love...
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In the play Twelfth Night, or What you will, written by William Shakespeare in (1601), the main theme of Shakespeareâs Twelfth Night play is mainly about love. Shakespeare describes three types of emotions of love in his play which are; ture love, self love and friendship. Violaâs love for Osorio is the first example Shakespeares describes as a true love...
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Comedies treat usually the joyful aspects of human life. Shakespeareâs comic works deal with loveâs lighter side and often marriages. Twelfth Night is a very unlikely comedy written by Shakespeare because many of its characters seem out of place and the comedy seems to be coming out of this very fact itself. While focusing upon serious issue like construction of...
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Not Another Teen Movie Girl dresses like a guy; she falls in love with a guy, but all while a girl falls in love with her dressed as a guy. It's a story we have all heard before, that is if you have read the Twelfth Night. Recently I saw a film entitled Sheâs the Man and a friend told...
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Twelfth Night Questions What is the most important theme in your play and explain how the author communicates the theme throughout the play? (Remember the theme is a main message of the play - the lesson, or observation about human nature the author makes - it should take a stand not just be a topic or one word like âloveâ)...
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Introduction The adaptation of William Shakespeare's work into modern media often prompts a rich discussion on fidelity, interpretation, and cultural relevance. "She's The Man," a 2006 film directed by Andy Fickman, offers a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night." This essay aims to explore the similarities and differences between the film and its source material, analyzing the thematic continuities,...
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Recently Iâve been learning about William Shakespeare and his works in English. He was an incredible playwright who was born in (approximately) 1564 and died in 1616. He has been credited for adding (approximately) 3000 words to the English language. He wrote some amazing renowned plays which I have been studying like Hamlet, A Midsummer Nightâs Dream, Romeo and Juliet...
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Introduction The adaptation of classical literature into modern cinematic productions often brings a unique perspective to timeless stories. This is exemplified in Andy Fickman's film She Is the Man, a contemporary retelling of William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. While both narratives explore themes of identity, love, and societal norms, the differences in their presentation reflect the evolving cultural contexts and...
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William Shakespeare enriches his plays with comedies by adding mistaken identities and treating them like witty and familiar themes. He adds deception to the plays to lure the audience into the world. Trevor Nunn follows a parallel path but additionally invites the idea of mistaken identities into play. The play enriches physical deception when Viola chooses to 'conceal me what...
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âTwelfth Nightâ or âWhat You Willâ is a Shakespearean play that includes many comedic conventions like disguise, trickery and love interests. It is these conventions that make modern audiences enjoy and laugh at âTwelfth Nightâ, contrary to Sir Richard Eyreâs comment, 'It's true that a lot of Shakespeare's jokes aren't very good, because they're topical, you know. Comedy dates very,...
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What is the value of Shakespeareâs work in modern society? William Shakespeare, just the mention of that name is enough to excite a chorus of groans around any classroom. Weâve all heard of him, but the name incites a level of fear because we expect to not understand the difficult language or gain anything from someone who lived over 400...
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Gender from Then to Today The societal role of women within british literature is a recurring theme seen across the centuries. Whether it be Guinevere in a lustrous affair with Sir Lancelot, to the Wife of Bath battling gender norms, to Viola fighting for work in a manâs world we see the importance of gender identity. In William Shakespeareâs Twelfth...
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By effectively manipulating comedy and the satirical use of jokes and humour, Shakespeare successfully managed to comment on certain aspects of Elizabethan society in his play 'Twelfth night'. Through his use of puns, irony, double entendres and satire, Shakespeare manages to entertain his Elizabethan audience whilst commenting on many ideas and values that revolve around their society. Twelfth Night contains...
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This essay will discuss the relationship between Viola's performance as Cesario and Judith Butler's theories on the relationship between sex and gender, exploring the concept of drag in the play, in addition to the effect of gender performativity on the relationships of the play and the role of performative gender in enforcing compulsive heterosexuality. In Twelfth Night, Viola's performance of...
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Introduction William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" remains a timeless piece that continues to captivate audiences with its intricate exploration of themes such as love, identity, and societal norms. Written in the early 17th century, this comedy intertwines mistaken identities and romantic entanglements, crafting a narrative that reveals the complexity of human emotions and social constructs. The play's enduring relevance is rooted...
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