Twelfth night

Author / Creator

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 author

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Summary

'Twelfth Night, or, What You Will' is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities that has sparked much critical debate surrounding issues of gender and sexuality. Although its first recorded ...

'Twelfth Night, or, What You Will' is a classic romantic comedy of mistaken identities that has sparked much critical debate surrounding issues of gender and sexuality. Although its first recorded performance was in 1602, it does not appear in print until it is listed under the 'Comedies' in the First Folio of 1623. One of his last Elizabethan plays, 'Twelfth Night' shares such tropes of Shakespearean comedy as crossdressing, mistaken identity and ambitious social climbers.

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