... to do. Twelfth Night is the only one of the Shakespearean plays that has an alternate title; which is Twelfth Night, or What You Will (SparkNotes.com, 2003). Critics are not certain about the meaning of the two titles. The "Twelfth Night- is considered to be a reference to the twelfth night of the Christmas celebration. During this time period, this celebration consisted of people turning everything up side-down, much like the world of the Twelfth Night. This play ... is considered to be one of Shakespeare's transvestite plays. Female characters dress up as males and vice versa. These d...

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... Twelfth Night William Shakespeare Précis Characters: Orsino, Duke of Illyria. Is madly in love with Lady Olivia. He is a kind and gentle man. Viola/Cesario, Young girl who has found herself in Illyria after being shipwrecked. She is disguised as a boy to insure her safety in a strange land. Lady Olivia, a young and wealthy aristocrat who falls for the ... his horse if they will not have to fight one another, thus showing his true cowardice! Towards the end of the scene , as Sir Toby is egging Cesario and Sir Andrew into an unnecessary duel, Antonio enters in ... All iamb 7. Steal ing ,/...

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