The twelfth night, Shakespeare

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The twelfth night, Shakespeare

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Once you get past the Elizabethan language this play is colorful and engaging. Its fun watching the characters unknowingly fall for each other, while you the reader know exactly what is going on. Unlike some of Shakespeare's other plays, this one offers a very straightforward plot making it easy to follow along. There is also an interesting homoerotic level to this play, which makes it different from other plays in that era. It is my personal favorite Shakespeare play and I would recommend it to anyone.
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I really love this play too! I read it as part of a schoolprojekt... It is a bit hard to read because of the language, but it is also a very beautiful language! I love the pictures Shakespeare paint with words! The story is fun, but you might have to look up a few words to understand the jokes, but i really think it is a good play, and I enjoyed it a lot! If you like Shakespeare, this is a must-read!
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I remember I first read this play back in grade nine. This was probably the first light-hearted Shakespeare play I read and I instantly fell in love with the characters. I feel like Shakespeare's female characters are always strong in his comedies such as this play and Much Ado About Nothing whereas they are generally weaker in his tragedies.
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Sounds interesting, next on my reading list!
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His comedies are much more enjoyable for the modern person then the tragedies. Unfortunately, most people are first exposed to Shakespeare when they are forced to read his plays.And then they learn to haste him. If more teachers would show a movie, or better yet, arrange for a field trip to see the play, and THEN discuss the play, people would appreciate him.
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I remember I first read this play back in grade nine. This was probably the first light-hearted Shakespeare play I read and I instantly fell in love with the characters. I feel like Shakespeare's female characters are always strong in his comedies such as this play and Much Ado About Nothing whereas they are generally weaker in his tragedies.
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I have never read a play by Shakespeare. I think the Merchant of Venice was in the syllabus for my high school literature class but my teacher didn't have the time to cover it. We did read short story adaptations of many of his plays in Grade 8. I've always wanted to read Shakespeare but I am running from the old English. I only joy it when I am reading the Bible (KJV)
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wanna read this pleas
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The best way to tackle Shakespeare is, of course, to see a good production on stage, second best to hear it being read. I usually end up reading aloud to myself. This play is good fun, although you usually have to suspend disbelief unless you can really get a Viola and Sebastian that look alike. It's kinda hard when Sebastian is a head taller! Really, I think the Duke is half blind not to spot Viola! Still, "if music be the food of love play on, give me excess of it!" A man who likes music can be forgiven much. I'm sure Shakespeare's audience loved it. I gather if they didn't, the actors were pelted with rotten fruit!
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I love this one. I remember reading it in 12th. It felt like a drag at first but it was totally worth the read.
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Twelfth Night is one of my favorite Shakespearean romantic comedies as well. It has a well knit plot with cross dressing and beautiful poetic lines.
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I got to play Sir Toby Belch in my college production. So much fun! This play is so funny and I love it! The language is so naughty yet beautiful at the same time.
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