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This story feels more like a tragedy than a comedy. I find it rather odd that Olivia is just as happy to learn she married Sebastian - thinking he was Cesario (Viola) - and that Orsino will happily marry Viola moments after finding out she isn't a boy, but a girl. Yes, Shakespeare pounds away at the theme that love is fickle. Fickle indeed. At least in the other comedies I've read (so far) there is at least a tad more depth to the relationships of those who marry beyond momentary 'Marry you? Oka
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Before taking two Shakespeare classes, I never thought much of him. Now, I love his work...most of it. Comedy is hard to translate and even harder to maintain over years. Granted, there were a few moments I laughed at in Twelfth Night, but after Merchant of Venice and with Hamlet as the next play on the horizon, this one kind of feels like it's going to get lost in the shuffle. In all honesty, I am biased to drama over comedy.
But I will say that Feste the Clown's final speech is not only interes ...more
But I will say that Feste the Clown's final speech is not only interes ...more
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