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Twelfth Night (Cambridge School Shakespeare) (Paperback)

by William Shakespeare (Author), Rex Gibson (Editor)
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One of Shakespeare's finest comedies, Twelfth Night was written at the same time as Hamlet and Troilus and Cressida, and whilst it shares their fascination with sex, death and confused identities, its exuberant comedy and linguistic inventiveness rises above the introspection of these plays. Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are separated in a storm, which washes them both up at different points on the shores of Illyria. Believing each other to be dead, both attempt to survive by using their wits. Viola cross-dresses and enters the service of the lovesick Orsino, in love with Olivia, an heiress in mourning for the loss of her brother. Orsino's saucy young page Cesario (Viola) soon falls in love with "his" master, who tells "him", "all is semblative a woman's part". Unfortunately, whilst Viola falls in love with Orsino, Olivia falls in love with her alter ego, Cesario, whilst also being pursued at the same time by her pompous servant Malvolio. Olivia's house is also turned upside down by the antics of her drunken uncle, Sir Toby Belch, and the whole crazy situation reaches boiling point when Sebastian reappears.

Despite the madcap plot, Twelfth Night remains one of Shakespeare's most complex and inventive comedies, fascinated with questions of cross-dressing, gender confusion, language and inversion, as well as retaining a darker edge to some of its laughter. --Jerry Brotton --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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This new edition of Twelfth Night is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series and has been substantially updated with new and revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of Twelfth Night, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine play and a user friendly edition., 30 Jan 2002
By eeleymatt@hotmail.com (Chester, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Twelfth Night (Cambridge School Shakespeare) (Paperback)
This is the edition if you are new to Shakespeare. It presents the play in an easy to understand way with useful notes and commentary. However it is overtly simplistic and lacks the in depth analysis that this great play deserves.
This is one of Shakespeare's most interesting and entertaining comedies. Enjoy.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Shakespeare, 1 Oct 2001
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This review is from: Oxford School Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Paperback)
As an A-level student I wasn't particularly looking forward to studying yet another Shakespeare... but this one really is great. Full of so many twists and the love triangle between Viola, Olivia and Orsino, an excellent and not too difficult read, with a happy ending as well
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Recommended - and I'm not really a fan., 16 Dec 2000
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I have always found Shakespeare very difficult. The scenarios are unusual, the humour often completely escapes me and things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Shakespeare, both in terms of language and society. 'Twelfth Night' was unlikely to win my affection. Where this book scores is in its dedication to putting this play into a context that we can understand today. It offers definitions of words no longer in the English vocabulary (and believe me, there are plenty!) and the book also gives us background information about Shakespeare; his era, his methods and the fictional world in which he set his plays, Illyria. In spite of all this, though, I am still pretty baffled by this play. Maybe you will feel differently.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Reliable
No writing on the inside, the cover was in near perfect shape - only very few scratch marks on the edges. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, But Not My Favourite
Although Shakespeare is undoubtedly the greatest playwright and a master of the English language, this isn't a play that I particularly enjoyed. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars wicked!
this is my favourite shakespeare play, i remember reading it in year 9 for sats...i absolutely loved it..i think its amazing! Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book provides excellent concise and organise notes
Book gives ideal notes for A-level standard as well as GCSE. There is also plenty of space for notes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars this play is coooooollllll!!!!!
This is our sats play and it is so good, my fav charactor is viola as she is strong willed and determend to help orsino to be able to love again
Published on 18 Jan 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars It has not stood the test of time.
I am not a great enthusiast for the works of William Shakespeare, regarding his style of writing and sense of humour to be archaic, irrelevant to our lives today and very often... Read more
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