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* RealitySubtext: If one takes the interpretation that the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet affected his works, the happy reunion of Sebastian and Viola can be seen as his wish for Hamnet to be happily reunited with his twin sister, Judith.
* TropeNamers: TwelfthNightAdventure
** In addition to its performance near the actual Twelfth Night, the Elizabethan Christmas tradition of "twelfth night" was much like today's Mardi Gras - completely topsy turvy mindless fun. This is why there is cross dressing, servants attempting to woo their superiors, general light-hearted mayhem, the party boys Toby and Andrew, and the fool, Feste, who is actually the smartest character in the play.
** The Twelfth Night festival chose a commoner to be king for twenty nine days. Malvolio's dreams of becoming a noble echo this (and he too, gets punished).
** Twelfth Night is also called the Feast of the Epiphany, and the play (arguably) ends with an epiphany.

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* RealitySubtext: If one takes the interpretation that the death of Shakespeare’s Shakespeare's son Hamnet affected his works, the happy reunion of Sebastian and Viola can be seen as his wish for Hamnet to be happily reunited with his twin sister, Judith.
* TropeNamers: TwelfthNightAdventure
** In addition to its performance near the actual Twelfth Night, the Elizabethan Christmas tradition of "twelfth night" was much like today's Mardi Gras - completely topsy turvy mindless fun. This is why there is cross dressing, servants attempting to woo their superiors, general light-hearted mayhem, the party boys Toby and Andrew, and the fool, Feste, who is actually the smartest character in the play.
** The Twelfth Night festival chose a commoner to be king for twenty nine days. Malvolio's dreams of becoming a noble echo this (and he too, gets punished).
** Twelfth Night is also called the Feast of the Epiphany, and the play (arguably) ends with an epiphany.
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* RealitySubtext: If one takes the interpretation that the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet affected his works, the happy reunion of Sebastian and Viola can be seen as his wish for Hamnet to be happily reunited with his twin sister, Judith.


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* RealitySubtext: If one takes the interpretation that the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet affected his works, the happy reunion of Sebastian and Viola can be seen as his wish for Hamnet to be happily reunited with his twin sister, Judith.

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* ActingForTwo: The 1969 version. Joan Plowright did the parts of both Viola ''and'' Sebastian, thus reversing the original Globe Theatre custom. Plowright then cross-dressed in a male role, as well as playing the girl who cross-dressed to pass for a man.



* In addition to its performance near the actual Twelfth Night, the Elizabethan Christmas tradition of "twelfth night" was much like today's Mardi Gras - completely topsy turvy mindless fun. This is why there is cross dressing, servants attempting to woo their superiors, general light-hearted mayhem, the party boys Toby and Andrew, and the fool, Feste, who is actually the smartest character in the play.
* The Twelfth Night festival chose a commoner to be king for twenty nine days. Malvolio's dreams of becoming a noble echo this (and he too, gets punished).
* Twelfth Night is also called the Feast of the Epiphany, and the play (arguably) ends with an epiphany.
* ActingForTwo: The 1969 version. Joan Plowright did the parts of both Viola ''and'' Sebastian, thus reversing the original Globe Theatre custom. Plowright then cross-dressed in a male role, as well as playing the girl who cross-dressed to pass for a man.

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* ** In addition to its performance near the actual Twelfth Night, the Elizabethan Christmas tradition of "twelfth night" was much like today's Mardi Gras - completely topsy turvy mindless fun. This is why there is cross dressing, servants attempting to woo their superiors, general light-hearted mayhem, the party boys Toby and Andrew, and the fool, Feste, who is actually the smartest character in the play.
* ** The Twelfth Night festival chose a commoner to be king for twenty nine days. Malvolio's dreams of becoming a noble echo this (and he too, gets punished).
* ** Twelfth Night is also called the Feast of the Epiphany, and the play (arguably) ends with an epiphany.
* ActingForTwo: The 1969 version. Joan Plowright did the parts of both Viola ''and'' Sebastian, thus reversing the original Globe Theatre custom. Plowright then cross-dressed in a male role, as well as playing the girl who cross-dressed to pass for a man.
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* The Twelfth Night festival chose a commoner to be king for twenty nine days (and on the thirtieth killed him). Malvolio's dreams of becoming a noble echo this (and he too, gets punished).

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* The Twelfth Night festival chose a commoner to be king for twenty nine days (and on the thirtieth killed him).days. Malvolio's dreams of becoming a noble echo this (and he too, gets punished).
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* ActingForTwo: The 1969 version. Joan Plowright did the parts of both Viola ''and'' Sebastian, thus reversing the original Globe Theatre custom. Plowright then cross-dressed in a male role, as well as playing the girl who cross-dressed to pass for a man.
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* Twelth Night is also called the Feast of the Epiphany, and the play (arguably) ends with an epiphany.

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* Twelth Twelfth Night is also called the Feast of the Epiphany, and the play (arguably) ends with an epiphany.epiphany.

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