We read through Lamb's interpretation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night tonight. It was still a little steep but we got most of the twists and turns and did predict the end.
Plot: Twin boy/girl are shipwrecked and separated. Girl decides upon landing in a new place to serve as a page in disguise to a Duke who is in love with a woman (Olivia) who doesn't want anything to do with him. Duke spends all his time talking to page (Cesario) and she falls in love with his heart. Duke asks Cesario to relay his feelings to Olivia who falls rapidly in love with Cesario instead. Somehow b/c of this attraction of Olivia, a former suitor of hers challenges Cesario to a duel. Cesario is saved by Antonio who has mistaken the page for her brother (Sebastian) whom he rescued from the ocean. Cesario is carted away just in time for Olivia to find Sebastian, thinking he's the page and telling him of her love. They marry. Duke comes back on the scene to find they've married...very miffed. Big hoopla when the twins both finally end up in the same place. Cesario is revealed as the lady, Viola. Duke realizes she has loved him and changes his affections. They marry. And everyone lives happily ever after.
Yeah, that's quite the sequence of events. Elly very much enjoyed it. Gabe was falling asleep. Isaiah kept listening and commenting while gagging on the overt romance :).
Plot: Twin boy/girl are shipwrecked and separated. Girl decides upon landing in a new place to serve as a page in disguise to a Duke who is in love with a woman (Olivia) who doesn't want anything to do with him. Duke spends all his time talking to page (Cesario) and she falls in love with his heart. Duke asks Cesario to relay his feelings to Olivia who falls rapidly in love with Cesario instead. Somehow b/c of this attraction of Olivia, a former suitor of hers challenges Cesario to a duel. Cesario is saved by Antonio who has mistaken the page for her brother (Sebastian) whom he rescued from the ocean. Cesario is carted away just in time for Olivia to find Sebastian, thinking he's the page and telling him of her love. They marry. Duke comes back on the scene to find they've married...very miffed. Big hoopla when the twins both finally end up in the same place. Cesario is revealed as the lady, Viola. Duke realizes she has loved him and changes his affections. They marry. And everyone lives happily ever after.
Yeah, that's quite the sequence of events. Elly very much enjoyed it. Gabe was falling asleep. Isaiah kept listening and commenting while gagging on the overt romance :).
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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