Audiobook (abridged)13 minutes
The Story Of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Written by William Shakespeare, Mary Lamb and Charles Lamb
Narrated by Ghizela Rowe
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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Twelfth Night is regarded as one of Shakespeare’s best loved plays and features heavily the themes of cross dressing and mistaken identity to great comic effect. Set in Illyria on the Adriatic sea it involves Lady Olivia who due to the bereavement of her father and brother will not entertain any suitors, not even Duke Orsino. The Duke sends an intermediary to try and woo her and chooses the boy Cesario who is actually Viola searching for her twin brother Sebastian. Much confusion and much romance ensue in this accessible and entertaining tale. This narrative version was written by Mary & Charles Lamb.
Author
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.
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Reviews for The Story Of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very good everyman edition, although it still struggles with the issues that this play raises (not that I have the answers either!)
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Not one of my favourite plays by this author but interesting enough. A daughter of a physician saves the life of a king, and is rewarded by being married to one of his lesser sons. the boy, not a loveable fellow, runs off to avoid commitment, but is reconciled to the woman by a questionable act, on her part. The Shakespearian audience seems to have liked this work betterthan odern audiences do.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not one of my favorites of the Bard. Perhaps our modern ways have ruined this one, but for the life of me, I don't see why Helena is so taken with Bertram. He's an arrogant ass. You can do better, Helena, shame on you. Now I have to watch some performances of it, to see if they enlighten or enhance.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It's taken me a few years to finally come back around to the rest of the Arkangel productions of Shakespeare's plays. Not sure why I suddenly stopped, I just did. But now I'm back.
This, to me, feels very much like one of Shakespeare's lesser plays. It's a relatively simple plot, one that I'm also sure many would have a massive problem with (I'm not exactly fond of it myself).
This one, to me, despite the usual fantastic efforts of Arkangel, was only okay. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One of Shakespeare's "problem plays". It is contrived and a little confusing at times. I however loved the play. I think it is funny and clever despite it's problems.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This title of this comedy refers to the marriage that ensues as a result of its climactic rape so uh yeah this is another one that is up there with Taming Of The Shrew in failing to satisfy modern sensibilities.Also it just me or is Parolles not only fairly okay but even one of the most morally sound characters in this mess? His letter to Diana sounds like he's giving her decent honest advice.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Witty, clever but difficult to understand the meaning of some discussion due to the use of obsolete or obscure wording. Mildly recommended for the historical value of a classical author.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An unsatisfying romantic comedy about a scorned and abandoned wife's efforts to reclaim her husband. To compare this to Shakespeare's romantic comedies is like comparing a Katherine Heigl romcom to one of the great 1930s screwball films.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Bertram! You're such an idiot! It's a good thing your mother and your sweetheart are so wise and forbearing. By rights, you should be thrown to the dogs at the end of this play for acting like a total jackass, but since you're the hero, you get to be redeemed. And Helena still loves you, imagine that, even after you accidentally impregnated her while thinking you were sleeping with a French virgin! - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Helena, a physician's daughter, falls in love with a nobleman, Bertram. She cures the king with the stipulation that he will give her Bertram as her husband. They marry, but Bertram can't stand her and leaves before they even spend one night together. He gives her a brush off and says she isn't his real wife until she bears him a child... but he won't sleep with her. He then tries to court another woman. Helena is a witty and resourceful woman and comes up with a way to trick him into impregnating her. All's Well That Ends Well... I guess. So Helena wins over her husband, who doesn't like her, by tricking him. In my opinion Helena's love and efforts are completely wasted on a selfish jerk. Even Bertram's mother thinks that Helena is a wonderful wife for her son. I wish Helena would have wised up and picked a different guy from the get-go. The play has Shakespeare classic puns and double entendres, but it's not one of my favorites of his.