Kelly's review of Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare
Kelly's review
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Read in March, 2002
The only reason this gets four and not five stars is that we're rating on the scale of Shakespeare to Shakespeare, and I think that there is some awkwardness in this one in terms of the conclusion; where everyone goes and how they get to it. There are also some very thin plot devices that annoy me.
However, that being said, I love this play. I played Mariah in it in high school, and it was one of the most fun things I've been in. It can be played for laughs, or for the dark side. The movie version I own goes for the dark depression, the one I was in was slapstick comedy, mostly. I prefer a mix of the two. I like it when it's slapstick, and then you strike a completely discordant note with the Fool or Malvolio, for instance. It can be quite striking in that regard, I think.
One of my favorites of the comedies!
However, that being said, I love this play. I played Mariah in it in high school, and it was one of the most fun things I've been in. It can be played for laughs, or for the dark side. The movie version I own goes for the dark depression, the one I was in was slapstick comedy, mostly. I prefer a mix of the two. I like it when it's slapstick, and then you strike a completely discordant note with the Fool or Malvolio, for instance. It can be quite striking in that regard, I think.
One of my favorites of the comedies!
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