Presentation transcript. twelfth night: an introduction 8th grade ela. shakespeare’s background. shakespeare’s family life • born april 23, 1564 (traditionally accepted date, although there’s no way to know for sure) • he was the oldest of 8 children. his father, john, was a business man, and his mother, mary, was the daughter of a. The main idea of underlying meaning that the author tries to convey within the story. fate and love will win in the end. the more you focus on finding love, the longer it will take for you to find it right in front of you. "than love that would seem hid: love's night is noon," (3.1.149).
Introduction to twelfth night. a brief summary • kingdom of illyria • orsino pines for lady olivia. • off the coast, a storm has caused a terrible shipwreck. • viola is swept onto the shore • she assumes that her twin brother, sebastian, has been drowned • viola disguises herself as a man to work for d. Twelfth night. jul 19, 2014. 210 likes | 1.09k views. twelfth night. william shakespeare and early modern comedy. william shakespeare (who was a real person). 1564 1616; born and died in stratford upon avon; lived in london from late 1580’s to 1611, when he retires to stratford elizabeth i reigns 1558 1603 james ii reigns 1603 1625. download. Presentation transcript. twelfth nightby william shakespeare. comedy • definition – a comedic play has at least one humorous character, and a successful or happy ending. • characteristics of …. • the main action is about love. • the would be lovers must overcome obstacles and misunderstandings before being united in harmonious union. The setting of twelfth night is important to the play's romantic atmosphere. the actual illyria is an ancient region on the eastern coast of the adriatic sea covering parts of modern albania, croatia, and montenegro. tthe city state of ragusa has been proposed as the setting. setting:kingdom of illyria, 1600s. the characters.
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