The Dark Pleasures of Trevor Nunn’s Twelfth Night by PETER HOLLAND‚ Director-Designate of the Shakespeare Institute‚ Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England Why don’t filmmakers like Shakespeare’s comedies? Look for an interesting version of any of the best-known tragedies‚ and you are spoiled for choice. Try doing the same for any of the best-known comedies‚ and you will still be searching weeks later. The astonishing 1935 Warner Brothers A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ with James Cagney as Bottom and Mickey
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In her 1991 article‚ retired English professor Elouise M. Bell quotes one of the Bard’s clowns‚ starring in Twelfth Night. Both witty individuals make the argument that friends wrongly lie to protect feelings‚ while supposed enemies tell the truth in order to harm‚ and yet‚ that is the better option. As Prince Hamlet‚ another one of Shakespeare’s clever characters‚ states‚ “I must be cruel only to be kind.” Bell explains in detail four ways of viewing and reacting to opposition in her article‚ all
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Role of Marriage in the Role Reversal of Twelfth Night Wouldn’t it be great to somehow wake up one morning in a beautiful house? How about owning an expensive new car? It is safe to say that practically everyone in the world is hoping that someday somehow they will become very successful and rise into a status of power and respect. This concept can be applied to the characters in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Just as Jesse Goldberg stated‚ Twelfth Night focuses on the desires of characters and
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Olivia had met right outside of the madame’s house. Yet‚ the meeting didn’t meet our expectations‚ as the grieving Olivia had rejected Orsino once again. Whether the fault is on the unfaithful worker‚ Cesario‚ we don’t know! Orsino had fallen in love with the noblewoman Olivia‚ and his passion increased every time his messenger informed him that she had‚ once again‚ refused his confessions. Olivia has not been linked romantically to any man after her brother’s death. “How can she be happy with
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English Essay: How do the poets convey longing in ‘piano’ and ‘once upon a time’? In the comparison between the two poems‚ what they are longing for‚ what causes the longing and how do they convey longing are the main topics. Firstly‚ what are they longing for? In ‘once upon a time’ it is a man telling his son about how much times had changed‚ that he was almost jealous of his childhood‚ similar to that of ‘piano.’ The title ‘once upon a time’ obviously conveys nostalgia‚ to a possible child flashback
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In what ways does Heaney convey feelings of disappointment in ‘Blackberry Picking?’ In Seamus Heaney’s poem “Blackberry Picking’ the poet vividly recreates a seemingly unimportant event in which he goes blackberry picking as a child. However by the end of the poem this experience acquires increased significance. Throughout Heaney’s description of this event we are made aware of the theme‚ Heaney’s childhood hopes and dreams in contrast to the harsh realities of life. This theme is effectively
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Whenever we ask‚ “What is love?” it’s usually because a) we’re unsure if a certain special someone really loves us‚ or b) because a certain special someone just accused us of not really loving them. When we are truly engaged in giving and receiving love‚ we don’t ponder such philosophical questions. It’s only when something is lacking that we begin to analyze and contemplate what that thing actually is. For example‚ nobody sits down to a full meal and asks‚ “What is a pastrami sandwich?” It’s
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ABOUT LOVE (Anton Chekhov Summary: In “About Love” we read the dynamics of romantic love which tries to show that ‘love’ as such is not bound by marital relations. Anton Chkhov presents accounts of love affairs expressing his personal experience which makes him feel that love is just a hindrance and a source of dissatisfaction and irritation. The story begins in a country house where Alyohin‚ the narrator was having breakfast with his guests Burkin and Ivan Ivanych. Meanwhile‚ Nikanor the cook
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He sees Mr. Reese holding Olivia in a full nelson and sees them fall to the ground. Joseph reacts to what he is seeing in the same manner I believe most any man would‚ he goes at Mr. Reese and attempts to free Olivia. We now have 2 students‚ Joseph and Aaron‚ both of whom have no previous disciplinary reports of violence/beligerance‚ reacting in the same manner‚ independently of each other‚ to what they are seeing happening to Olivia at the hands of Mr. Reese. Why would the school not include Coach
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Night’s Dream‚ Twelfth Night‚ and Much Ado About Nothing all have much in common. Each comedy contains many themes. One similar one‚ however‚ is the theme of love‚ deceit‚ and fickleness. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the love potion symbolizes peoples ability to be fickle about love. It changes one person’s view of another person. Demetrius hates Helena in the beginning of the play but ends up loving her in the end because of the love potion. In this play‚ Puck states‚ "Lord‚ what fools these mortals
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