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| − | + | "Twelfth Night" is a romantic comedy by Shakespeare. After their ship is destroyed by a storm, twins, Viola and Sebastian, are individually rescued and each assume the other drowned. Viola hears of Olivia, the lady whom the Count Orsino is courting. Viola decides that she wants to meet Olivia who also is suffering from the death of her own brother. To do so she devises the plan of serving Orsino disguised as a boy and calling herself Cesario. Orsino has her pursuing Olivia for him as a messenger. Olivia falls in love with Cesario while Viola falls in love with Orsino. Meanwhile, Sebastian decides to go to Count Orsino unaware that his sister is alive. Upon arriving in the city, Sebastian is mistaken by Olivia for Cesario and she promptly marries him. Orsino finds out and, thinking that Sebastian is Cesario, gets extremely upset that his servant acted so wrongly against him. It is not until Viola and Sebastian end up in the same room that the siblings discover the other is alive and disguise of Cesario is abandoned. Olivia ends up happily married to Sebastian while Orsino and Viola become engaged. | |
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Perspectives on "Twelfth Night"
by Mary Hatfalvi & Justine Roy
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Contents
Abstract
This project explores various performances of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and how they were received by viewers and critics. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the relationship between "Twelfth Night" and how people perceive the show over time. Our previous experience includes courses on Shakespeare, theater technology, and photography. This milestone serves as our culminating capstone project towards our theater humanities depths.
Introduction
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Section 1: Background
Summary
"Twelfth Night" is a romantic comedy by Shakespeare. After their ship is destroyed by a storm, twins, Viola and Sebastian, are individually rescued and each assume the other drowned. Viola hears of Olivia, the lady whom the Count Orsino is courting. Viola decides that she wants to meet Olivia who also is suffering from the death of her own brother. To do so she devises the plan of serving Orsino disguised as a boy and calling herself Cesario. Orsino has her pursuing Olivia for him as a messenger. Olivia falls in love with Cesario while Viola falls in love with Orsino. Meanwhile, Sebastian decides to go to Count Orsino unaware that his sister is alive. Upon arriving in the city, Sebastian is mistaken by Olivia for Cesario and she promptly marries him. Orsino finds out and, thinking that Sebastian is Cesario, gets extremely upset that his servant acted so wrongly against him. It is not until Viola and Sebastian end up in the same room that the siblings discover the other is alive and disguise of Cesario is abandoned. Olivia ends up happily married to Sebastian while Orsino and Viola become engaged.
Inspiration
explore the conditions that inspired Shakespeare
National Theater
describe National Theater's take on the play
Reviews
look at how this interpretation was received by the public and scholars and why
The Globe
describe The Globe's take on the play
Reviews
look at how this interpretation was received by the public and scholars and why
Twentieth Century Performance
describe another past interpretation of the show from the twentieth century
Reviews
look at how this interpretation was received by the public and scholars and why
Original Performance
how the show was performed in Shakespeare's time
Reviews
how did the people receive this show
Section 2: Deliverable
here we describe our own interpretation of a scene and how we would have it performed
Gallery
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Caption 2
Caption 3
Caption 4
Conclusion
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References
Attribution of Work
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External Links
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Image Gallery
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