Gender Roles In Twelfth Night
Life, Death, Love and Confusion.
Shakespearean plays have been in rotation for centuries. Versatile material will keep viewers for long periods of time because it draws attention from many different cultures. In this essay I am speaking critically about the gender roles within Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This play is relevant because it tugs on the heart strings and your funny bone when presenting: Life, Death and Love. Whenever I was a high school student, I remember wondering why it was important for us to learn Shakespeare. I mean Shakespeare is not currently alive and his works are in such old English that they are very difficult to understand. In high school we were not given much explanation as to why his works were relevant to our …show more content…
At this time in history roughly 1602 Shakespeare was really the only playwright doing this sort of taboo nature: Crossdressing, love confusion between genders, and even just the complications of understanding the character dynamic; It had to be difficult to produce. In this day in age with the LGBT community, I am not positive how the Twelfth Night could be represented without necessarily offending anyone. What made this comedy funny was the idea that the whole storyline had been a giant mix up because of many reasons. One example is: There is no way that Cesario and Olivia were meant to be because they are both girls. The love triangle is funny instead of tragic because it turned out to be a …show more content…
In an episode of the family sitcom Full House, a character named rusty is using the notes to plot family members against one another. The number one comparison to Twelfth Night is the 2006 remake She’s the man. The movie is literally the same plot, and a very helpful way to understand the original. However, Sebastian does not have as big of a role in the movie as Viola. Shakespeare has had such an impact on our entertainment today. Shows like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The Parent Trap… etc, are great examples of Shakespearean use of twins replicated in modern day
Shakespearean plays have been in rotation for centuries. Versatile material will keep viewers for long periods of time because it draws attention from many different cultures. In this essay I am speaking critically about the gender roles within Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This play is relevant because it tugs on the heart strings and your funny bone when presenting: Life, Death and Love. Whenever I was a high school student, I remember wondering why it was important for us to learn Shakespeare. I mean Shakespeare is not currently alive and his works are in such old English that they are very difficult to understand. In high school we were not given much explanation as to why his works were relevant to our …show more content…
At this time in history roughly 1602 Shakespeare was really the only playwright doing this sort of taboo nature: Crossdressing, love confusion between genders, and even just the complications of understanding the character dynamic; It had to be difficult to produce. In this day in age with the LGBT community, I am not positive how the Twelfth Night could be represented without necessarily offending anyone. What made this comedy funny was the idea that the whole storyline had been a giant mix up because of many reasons. One example is: There is no way that Cesario and Olivia were meant to be because they are both girls. The love triangle is funny instead of tragic because it turned out to be a …show more content…
In an episode of the family sitcom Full House, a character named rusty is using the notes to plot family members against one another. The number one comparison to Twelfth Night is the 2006 remake She’s the man. The movie is literally the same plot, and a very helpful way to understand the original. However, Sebastian does not have as big of a role in the movie as Viola. Shakespeare has had such an impact on our entertainment today. Shows like The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The Parent Trap… etc, are great examples of Shakespearean use of twins replicated in modern day