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Music and songs have special implications in the play Twelfth Night. They help to create the festive atmosphere of the play. It should be noted in this regard that Twelfth Night opens and ends with songs. The opening song ("If music be the food of love, play on") creates the original mood of the play. The audience understands that they have come to see a romantic comedy. The final song ("When that I was and a little tiny boy"), sung by Feste, projects the realistic mood of the play. It reveals that Shakespeare has presented on stage a romantic comedy which is not detached from our everyday reality. Thus, songs are used by Shakespeare not only for the purpose of entertaining the audience, but they are also closely linked to the play's theme.
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Did William shakespeare do musicals?
no, not in the sense that we know them today, his shows did contain music and songs though
What was William Shakespeare's favorite movie?
Titanic. You do mean the William Shakespeare from Newark, NJ, right? There were no movies when the famous playwright of that name lived. Shakespeare died in 1616. The first movies were not produced until the 1890s.
What songs relate to seven ages of man by William Shakespeare?
The speech called "The Seven Ages of Man" is from a play by William Shakespeare called As You Like It. That play contains more songs than any other Shakespeare play. That is to say, William Shakespeare wrote the lyrics to the following songs to be performed in the play: "Under the Greenwood Tree", "It Was a Lover and his Lass", "Blow, Blow thou Winter Wind", "What shall he have that killed the deer?" and "Wedding is great Juno's crown". The music written by Thomas Morley to sing "It Was a Lover and his Lass" in Shakespeare's lifetime still exists and it is a great song. One of the verses of "Under the Greenwood Tree" is sung by Jaques, the same character who delivers the "Seven Ages" speech., so that is probably the song most closely related to the speech. If Morley wrote music to that one we no longer have it, but the setting by the Barenaked Ladies in 2005 is superb. (Check YouTube to hear it)
What are the lyrics of Shakespeare and All That Jazz?
"Shakespeare and All that Jazz" by Cleo Laine is an album composed of a number of songs. You need to specify which song you are interested in.
What is the theme of A Poison Tree and On Another's Sorrow from William Blake's Songs of Experience and Songs of Innocence?
The theme of "A Poison Tree" by William BlakeÊis revenge. The theme of "On Another's Sorrow" is human and divine compassion.
What songs did William Shakespeare use?
Some Shakespeare wrote himself, others were more or less public domain fold songs.
Did William shakespeare do musicals?
no, not in the sense that we know them today, his shows did contain music and songs though
What is William Shakespeare's favorite song?
One of Shakespeare's favorite songs is, "When I was a tiny little boy, with a heigh-ho, the wind and the rain," which he uses in two plays, King Lear and Twelfth Night.In general, it is said that Shakespeare preferred traditional English folk songs.
What was William Shakespeare's favorite movie?
Titanic. You do mean the William Shakespeare from Newark, NJ, right? There were no movies when the famous playwright of that name lived. Shakespeare died in 1616. The first movies were not produced until the 1890s.
What songs relate to seven ages of man by William Shakespeare?
The speech called "The Seven Ages of Man" is from a play by William Shakespeare called As You Like It. That play contains more songs than any other Shakespeare play. That is to say, William Shakespeare wrote the lyrics to the following songs to be performed in the play: "Under the Greenwood Tree", "It Was a Lover and his Lass", "Blow, Blow thou Winter Wind", "What shall he have that killed the deer?" and "Wedding is great Juno's crown". The music written by Thomas Morley to sing "It Was a Lover and his Lass" in Shakespeare's lifetime still exists and it is a great song. One of the verses of "Under the Greenwood Tree" is sung by Jaques, the same character who delivers the "Seven Ages" speech., so that is probably the song most closely related to the speech. If Morley wrote music to that one we no longer have it, but the setting by the Barenaked Ladies in 2005 is superb. (Check YouTube to hear it)
What is Shakespeare's favorite song?
One of Shakespeare's favorite songs is, "When I was a tiny little boy, with a heigh-ho, the wind and the rain," which he uses in two plays, King Lear and Twelfth Night.In general, it is said that Shakespeare preferred traditional English folk songs.
Where did Shakespeare make his music?
We have no reason to believe that Shakespeare was a musician. He wrote lyrics for songs, but there is no record that he wrote music for them or performed them.
Songs related to Shakespeare?
Dear Ophelia by Abney Park is about Hamlet
What has the author William Henry Gill written?
William Henry Gill has written: 'Manx national songs' -- subject(s): Folk songs, Manx, Manx Folk songs
What are some songs that relate to the time in which shakespeare lived?
If you want to actually hear some songs from Shakespeare's day, go to YouTube and type in "Thomas Morley". You will notice that these songs do not have instrumental accompaniment of any kind. These songs were written for small groups of amateurs to sing, and lots of copies of the sheet music were sold for this purpose. Morley set some of Shakespeare's lyrics to music, most famously "It Was a Lover and his Lass" from As You Like It.
What Linkin Park songs have Shakespeare quotes?
I don't believe so. They have songs with quotes from Mario Salvo and Martin Luther King, but I can't find any evidence to show that they have ever used Shakespeare. It would be neat if they did.
What has the author William Marsh written?
William Marsh has written: 'Songs and poems'
