... harmonious, and accomplished of Shakespeare's romantic comedies. There are striking differences of opinion over the design of Twelfth Night (McCurdy, 1953). Some think that the play is a vindication of romance and some think it is a depreciation of romance. It could be mainly a love story or a comedy of humors. Shakespeare is both polishing his craftsmanship and exploring new facets of his experience, so that ... the play has the buoyancy of a mind exhilarated by discovery, testing one human impulse against another, and ... on its superficial level is based upon familiar patterns, sugge...

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