William Shakespeare and The Twelfth Night Known for his tragedies, comedies, sonnets and love stories, William Shakespeare is argued to be one of the best writers of his time. Throughout his plays, including The Twelfth Night, he uses disguise and deceit to fool the other characters to benefit another. ... The Twelfth Night is agreed by most critics to be the point of Shakespeare's comic peak This novel was written possibly in 1599 (but usually dated 1601) and the plot was said to be derived from Barnaby Riche's story "Apolonius and Silla." ... The Twelfth Night (January 6th) is a...

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While Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is known to be a Shakespearean comedy, the play really is about love. Every character is somehow involved to complete a love story throughout the play. There are many instances where the love may be false, due to a disguise, the love just may be an obsession, or ...

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