Twelfth Night Book Report

She’s the Man is a modern adaptation and interpretation of The Twelfth Night but the

The only reference to Twelfth Night during Shakespeare’s own lifetime is to a performance on February 2, 1602. A law student named John Manningham wrote in his diary about a feast he attended at the Middle Temple in London where he was a law student and where “we had a play called Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will." This was likely to have been an early performance since it is generally agreed that the play was probably written in 1601. In 1954 Sir Leslie Hotson’s book, The First Night of Twelfth Night, sought to identify the exact date of the first performance of Twelfth Night. He used the evidence of old records to suggest that Queen Elizabeth asked for a new play for the last night of the Christmas 1600-01 season, the Feast of the

through his vanity is easily fooled into thinking it is he who she loves although

The play Twelfth Night encapsulates what it meant to be a man and women throughout

I believe that excessively relying on others is another lesson to be learned in Twelfth Night. Relying on others excessively is a lesson to be learned in Twelfth Night because Orsino never went to confront people that he loved. He said to Cesario “Thou know’st no less but all. I have unclasped / To thee the book even of my secret soul. / Therefore, good youth, address thy gait unto her; / Be not denied access, stand at her doors, / And tell them there thy fixed foot shall grow / Till thou have audience. (I.iv.13-18)”. Eventually when he asked Viola to woo Olivia for him she fell in love with Cesario instead. Leaving him without the love of his life for the time being. Moreover, relying on others excessively is a lesson to be learned because

From the beatings her mother gave her to going AWOL after hating foster homes, Olivia’s life was far from perfect. When Olivia was a teenager she was a ward of the county, hopping from one group home to another. Other girls would steal her clothes and chase her around with a hot iron. She went AWOL shortly after that, living in her own apartment, having a crazy work schedule, that was just her life. Whenever she had financial issues she would return to her social worker and yet again be put into a foster home. One time she went AWOL though and couldn’t afford rent anymore, she

Kelsey Stapleton Twelfth Night – Outline (Response 4) Characters: Viola- She is the protagonist in the play. She disguises herself as a man (Cesario) and becomes a page to Duke Orsino. She ends up falling in love with Orsino.

The quality I most admire about Alyssa is her positive attitude that she bring to everything she does. Alyssa’s positive attitude makes her a pleasure to have in class. She is always willing to volunteer to help; whether it is to pass out papers or assist me with a classroom task. She shows her positive attitude in Drama club. This year Alyssa took on a lead role and was always prepared and ready for practice. She was always willing to take notes and also help other actors learn their lines. She would be asset to the Presentation Performing Arts program and I have no doubt that she would bring her positive attitude with her. Alyssa also brings her positive attitude to her leadership roles. As part of her community service she volunteered for

In the play Twelfth Night there is another case of a Shakespearean fool. Feste is the fool and jester of this play. In the play Twelfth Night Shakespeare uses comedy and plot structure to show Feste’s role as the fool. In Shakespeare’s plays a fool is usually a clever peasant who makes jokes and outdoes other people who are of a higher social class.

himself just to suit his outlook on the situation. For example, the play he twists Olivia's words around to make it seem like she likes his yellow cross-gartered tights when in reality she dislikes them. Sir Toby just considers himself and no one else, not even his companions. He ignores Maria's notification about drinking into the night, and he continues to push Sir Andrew and Olivia to court. Even though he believes that Sir Andrew doesn't have a chance. Olivia considers the all-inclusive community around her, yet she furthermore assumes that no man is meriting her brilliance. She assumes that she is "all that," and that no one can organize her. For Shakespeare to incorporate this sort of just a single was most likely to demonstrate that Malvolio who thinks excessively of himself isn't right about Olivia cherishing him.

MTV’s popular show involves a main character in high school named Jenna Hamilton. All Jenna wants is to live a normal life, but this comes as a struggle to Jenna. Especially since she had a misunderstood incident that people took as a suicide attempt. This really affected how people perceived Jenna, who already felt like an “awkward girl” in high school beforehand. She than receives a letter that is critical towards Jenna, which drives her to improve herself.

William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, performed in 1602, includes many characters who assume different identities and personalities through the use of disguise. Shakespeare uses disguises, masks, and mistaken identities to create confusion, internal conflicts, and add a comical nature to the play. Disguise also illustrates that one’s appearance is only an illusion. Disguise can probe to symbolic in a way that lets readers explore the lack of reality that is evident when keeping up with public appearances or showing the public what you want them to believe you embody. Although it can be viewed through a comedic perspective, the issues that it presses allow for a serious analysis.

I think the reason Olivia quickly falls in love with Cesario because he is not like other men. He understands her in the emotional way that many other man, such as the duke can not. This is something all women crave from men, but rarely are able to achieve. Not only this, but because Viola (Cesario) has no interest in Olivia, he’s able to speak freely and however bluntly he desires. Which would be refreshing for Olivia after having all these men try to seduce her, by showering her in complements from the duke. I believe she would enjoy the chase of making Cesario fall for her, because she’s finally found someone who doesn’t want her the way all the other men do. I think another one of the reason Olivia falls in love with him is because he’s not always down her throat about the duke, due partially because he (Viola) likes the duke himself.

Our gender is innate beccause you can distinguish between male and female by their roles in society. Our identity and class is performed because people fail to show who they really are. Your identiy is based on how other people perceive you and look at your appearance; class is only based on how individuals act. Like Viola and Malvolio, in the Twelfth Night, people use their appearances to disguise themselves to impress others or hide their true character or identity. In “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare states, “And all those sayings will I overswear / And all of those swearings keep as true in soul / As doth that orbed continent in the fire / That severs day from night.” (Shakespeare

On Tuesday, October 10th, I sat in the Drayton Hall Theatre waiting for the play to begin. I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in to find parts of the set already assembled on the sides of the stage, with the curtains drawn open and the complete theatre on display for us to marvel at and take in before the actual play began. After reading into the playbill and attending the play, you saw that Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night had an enlightening concept of love. The confusing and mesmerizing theme of love was found in every aspect of the comedy whether it be throughout the plot, in the scenery, or even in the actor’s personas. You could tell that the director, Louis Butelli, did an amazing job in bringing each and every aspect of the theatre together. The play proved to be a great one to attend, and it successfully proved that a team effort can truly look like it was a one person job.