Twelfth NightSet in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. |
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... guests . Once a play was agreed upon , the company of actors had to attend rehearsals within the palace , where stage and scenery were different from those in the theater . If a masque was to be performed , the Master of the Revels ...
... guests . Once a play was agreed upon , the company of actors had to attend rehearsals within the palace , where stage and scenery were different from those in the theater . If a masque was to be performed , the Master of the Revels ...
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... guest of honor on that occasion was an Italian nobleman , Don Virginio Orsino , Duke of Bracciano . He was a young man , aged 28 , who was well known for his bravery and courtly manners . He wrote home to his wife that he was ...
... guest of honor on that occasion was an Italian nobleman , Don Virginio Orsino , Duke of Bracciano . He was a young man , aged 28 , who was well known for his bravery and courtly manners . He wrote home to his wife that he was ...
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... guest . If this was so , Shakespeare was probably impressed by the handsome young man . To compliment both the Queen and her guest , he named the Duke in his new play " Orsino " and called the play itself Twelfth Night . Shakespeare's ...
... guest . If this was so , Shakespeare was probably impressed by the handsome young man . To compliment both the Queen and her guest , he named the Duke in his new play " Orsino " and called the play itself Twelfth Night . Shakespeare's ...
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63867 The Pennsylvania Act 1 Scv Act II Sciv Act v Sci Antonio beautiful cap with bells Christmas holidays Clown in Twelfth Comedy of Errors Court entertainment disguised as boys dressed duel Duke Orsino Elizabeth Elizabethan falls in love Feste Feste's Globe Theatre guest Hamnet Henry VI household Illyria jesters ladies Lord of Misrule love for Olivia love with Cesario love with Olivia love with Orsino Malvolio Maria and Sir Maria announces masques Merchant of Venice merrymaking Middle Temple Midsummer Night's Dream mourning Mulherin noblemen Olivia Olivia Orsino in Twelfth Orsino's love palace Pennsylvania State University plague play Twelfth Night Queen Revels Sciii Sciv Viola Scv Olivia sea captain Sebastian Shakespeare writes Shakespeare's plays Shakespeare's theater company shipwreck sing Sir Andrew Aguecheek Sir Toby Belch songs and dances story tells Viola Theaters closed thinks Viola Titus Andronicus Toby and Fabian Toby and Sir Toby Belch Olivia twin brother Viola disguised