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043 Love Triangles and Psychological Torture: Twelfth Night (1601)
We return to Shakespeare's true love: cross-dressers.
When Viola gets washed up on the Illyrian coast, she simply has no choice but to dress up as a boy and enter the service of the sexy local lord... Hi-jinks ensue. This good, cross-dressing girl gets caught up in love triangles and mistaken identity.
We once more ask: Is Shakespeare good at comedy? Join us to find out!
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Sources:
The Oxford Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (Oxford University Press)
Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage…
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