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Twelfth Night is the eve of the feast of Epiphany, held on January 6, which celebrates the visit of the Three Wise Men to Jesus.
The play is not about Twelfth Night, nor is there any suggestion that the action is to take place at that time of year. The only plausible reason I know of why this should be the title of the play is that it has a secondary title, "What You Will." This is a common sort of title, like "As You Like It"--a little too common, as John Marston had already written a play called "What You Will". The speculation runs that "What You Will" was the original title of the play, but to avoid confusion with Marston's play, they instead gave it the hurriedly concocted title "Twelfth Night" because it was to be premiered on the night of January 5. The court often requested plays to be performed there in late December and early January.
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What is the second part of the title of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
Twelfth Night, Or What You Will.
What Shakespeare play was titled Or What You Will?
Shakespeare gave alternate titles to many of his plays. Twelfth Night had the alternate title What You Will.
What does the title Twelfth Night refer to?
Twelfth Night is the eve of the feast of Epiphany, held on January 6, which celebrates the visit of the Three Wise Men to Jesus.The play is not about Twelfth Night, nor is there any suggestion that the action is to take place at that time of year. The only plausible reason I know of why this should be the title of the play is that it has a secondary title, "What You Will." This is a common sort of title, like "As You Like It"--a little too common, as John Marston had already written a play called "What You Will". The speculation runs that "What You Will" was the original title of the play, but to avoid confusion with Marston's play, they instead gave it the hurriedly concocted title "Twelfth Night" because it was to be premiered on the night of January 5. The court often requested plays to be performed there in late December and early January.
Why are Twelfth Night and What You Will related?
They are two titles for the same play. "What You Will" is an alternate title for the play usually called "Twelfth Night".
Is twelfth night the same as as you like it?
No. They are two different plays. They do both feature girls who dress up like boys but so do three other Shakespeare plays. Perhaps you are misled because Twelfth Night does have the alternate title "What You Will" which means sort of the same thing as "As You Like It".
Which Shakespeare play is also known under the title What You Will?
Twelfth Night
What are some books with the word twelfth in the title?
There are several books that include the word "twelfth" in the title. Some examples include "Twelfth Night" written by William Shakespeare, "Twelfth Planet" written by Zecharia Sitchin, and "The Twelfth Enchantment" written by David Liss.
Where did shakespeare call his play the Twelfth Night?
On the title page. The first printing of it calls it "Twelfe Night, Or what you will"
Why William Shakespeare called the story Twelve Night?
Well, the actual name is "Twelfth Night", and the title refers to the twelfth night after Christmas, traditionally a night of feasting, gifts, games and other festivities in old England.
When was Twelfth night set?
The title suggests that it was at Twelfth Night or Epiphany which falls on January 6. However, there are no lines in the play which suggest that this is the case. Indeed the time setting was very vague and it can be and has been set very convincingly at a time several centuries after Shakespeare'd death. The title of the play is, in full, "Twelfth Night, or What You Will". The Stationer's Register shows that someone else wrote a play called "What You Will" at almost the same time. It is possible that this other play came out just as Shakespeare was finishing his play, which he intended to have the same title. He wouldn't want his play to be confused with the other one, and so quickly attached the name "Twelfth Night", perhaps because the play was to be premiered then. The Christmas and Epiphany seasons were popular times for the King or Queen to command special performances of plays at court, and so might be the occasion for a premiere.
Which Shakespeare play is subtitled 'Or What You Will'?
There are two main theories about why Twelfth Night was called Twelfth Night. One theory suggests that the first performance was on January 5th (the Twefth Day of Christmas). There is some evidence for this, but not enough to be conclusive. The other theory suggests that the title is because the Twelfth Day of Christmas was the Feast of Fools, when the Servants became the Masters, the women were allowed to behave like men, and the children could boss the parents around (but just for one day). 'What you will' is just the Elizabethan way of saying 'Wutteva'. So the title of the play seems to be 'Today, or whatever you want to call it.', or even 'This play has no title.' The play has no main theme, it is one of Shakespeare's most chaotic stories. It's fun though.
How do you justify the title of drama As You Like It by Shakespeare?
I suppose Shakespeare was trying to tell his prospective audience that this was the kind of play they liked, in order to get them to buy tickets and come to the show. The secondary title of his play Twelfth Night or What You Will means about the same thing.
