Monday, November 23, 2009

Twelfth Night, the play.

It is kind of late to really say anything about it, but here comes my review from recollection.

I have never watched a Shakespearean comedy before, and I am grateful that it was Twelfth Night that allowed me to explore the writer's creativity in his plays. The first thing I had noticed when watching the first few scenes was that it was related to a movie I had watched before, allowing me to understand the play's overall plot in a less confusing manner. I laughed alot.
The point when one of the people on stage stated that it was the mystical land of Illyria, I thought it was a pretty cheap way of creating a world where a culture can be very alien- thus allowing the writer to create whatever he wanted... I was wrong. Illyria becomes a setting in which all these different characters are able to express the power of the play freely. We can relate, we can see the total ridiculousness of the whole story, but we can relate. The question of love, perception and the defining qualities of genders becomes a blur in the play- thus allowing us to enjoy a perfectly weird play without really being offended somewhat (unless you were French). I personally loved the Fool, who played with words with a quick silver-tongue, and did not hesitate to take sides on both sides of ambiguity; he knew love, but he did not know it- he knew what was happening, but yet he did not really acknowledge it.
The play left me with a good mood and a postive view on everything, it was a good way to spend a night and I'm eager to catch more plays if possible in the future.

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