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I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth Night and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Blythe Danner

Meaning of "Twelfth Night" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TWELFTH NIGHT

Twelfth Night play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWELFTH NIGHT

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WHAT DOES TWELFTH NIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. The play focuses on the Countess Olivia falling in love with Viola, and Sebastian in turn falling in love with Olivia. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio.

Definition of Twelfth Night in the English dictionary

The definition of Twelfth Night in the dictionary is the evening of Jan 5, the eve of Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festal celebrations. Other definition of Twelfth Night is the evening of Twelfth Day itself.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Twelfth Night in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Twelfth Night» into 25 languages

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The translations of Twelfth Night from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Twelfth Night» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第十二夜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Noche de Reyes
570 millions of speakers

English

Twelfth Night
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बारहवीं रात
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ليلة الثانية عشرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Двенадцатая ночь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Noite de Reis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বার্থ নাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fête des Rois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malam keduabelas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Twelfth Night
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

十二夜
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

십이야
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rembulan kaping telu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

twelfth Night
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பன்னிரண்டாம் இரவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बारावा रात्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

On ikinci gece
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

notte dell´Epifania
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wieczór Trzech Króli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дванадцята ніч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Noapte douăsprezecea
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Δωδέκατη Νύχτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Twelfth Night
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Trettondagsafton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Twelfth Night
5 millions of speakers

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Blythe Danner
I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth Night and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWELFTH NIGHT»

Discover the use of Twelfth Night in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Twelfth Night and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Twelfth Night
The authoritative edition of Twelfth Night from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook.
William Shakespeare, Dr. Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine, 2011
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Twelfth Night for Kids
A retelling in rhymed couplets of Shakespeare's comedy about the loves of the twins Viola and Sebastian is accompanied by illustrations created by second graders.
Lois Burdett, William Shakespeare, 1994
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CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.
James L Roberts, 2007
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Twelfth Night: Character Studies
Designed for first year students, this innovative guide builds on the usual knowledge base of students beginning literary study in HE by focusing on the familiar characters but introducing more sophisticated study and includes performance ...
Graham Atkin, 2008
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Twelfth Night
Discusses the plot, characters, and historical background of the Shakespeare play.
Jennifer Mulherin, Abigail Frost, 2001
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Shakespeare Made Easy - Twelfth Night
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
William Shakespeare, Alan Durband, 1998
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Twelfth Night: New Critical Essays
These new essays from leading figures in the field explore and extend the key debates surrounding Twelfth Night, creating the ideal book for readers approaching this text for the first time or wishing to further their knowledge of this ...
James Schiffer, 2013
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Twelfth Night
As companion to the students' edition of the actual text of the play, each provides an exploration of the themes, motifs, symbols, and interpretations of the work. an introduction discusses the play's historical and social context, and each ...
Joseph Sobran, 2009
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Twelfth Night: Third Series
'AY, THAT'S THE THEME': TOPICS IN TWELFTH NIGHT Endings and beginnings A play, like a cat, has several lives. It has a pre-theatrical life as an authorial manuscript, being read and perhaps modified by producers, actors and others.
William Shakespeare, Keir Elam, 2008
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Twelfth Night: Shakespeare for the Modern Reader
Grab this book, set aside a few hours on a weekend, and have a wonderful time with the greatest writer in history!
John Burfeind, William Shakespeare, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWELFTH NIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Twelfth Night is used in the context of the following news items.
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In the Globe's production of Twelfth Night, the stage becomes a …
#The most memorable part of the Old Globe's Twelfth Night is a scene change. At the beginning, except for an Astroturf oval on the floor and the portrait of a ... «San Diego Reader, Jul 15»
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A 'Twelfth Night' romp: Giddiness, fun and a hint of magic
First came the fireworks that boomed like a lover's heartbeat during a scene of swooning in "Twelfth Night." Then came the freakishly well-timed sprinkles that ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Theater Review: Two Stagings, 'Twelfth Night'
Catchily billed as “One Play, Two Ways,” Bedlam's production of “Twelfth Night; or, What You Will” (to give Shakespeare's ever-popular comedy its unabridged ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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Mardi Gras 2015: Al 'Carnival Time' Johnson takes us on his Twelfth
I get to pal around with Al "Carnival Time" Johnson on Twelfth Night, the opening night of Carnival season. Doug MacCash will be there, too, to document one of ... «NOLA.com, Jan 15»
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Twelfth Night: When to take your Christmas decorations down and …
The Twelfth Night, the time decorations should come down according to tradition, officially falls today (Monday, January 5), the evening before the Epiphany is ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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Twelfth Night: a day for literary epiphanies
So although the event is not specified as being on Twelfth Night, it is in the early ... So authors have used Twelfth Night celebrations as the setting for mischief, ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
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Shakespeare On The Common's Madcap 'Twelfth Night'
BOSTON This year's free Shakespeare on Boston Common may not quite be the “Twelfth Night” you're used to — a broad farce with no real moral center in ... «WBUR, Jul 14»
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Creating a new look for 'Twelfth Night' on the Common
WELLESLEY — Commonwealth Shakespeare Company had chosen “Twelfth Night” for this summer's Free Shakespeare on the Common production by the time ... «Boston Globe, Jul 14»
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Orangemen to avoid Twelfth of July standoff with police in north Belfast
There is also qualified optimism that overall the Twelfth of July will be ... There was severe loyalist violence in north Belfast on the Twelfth night last year and ... «Irish Times, Jul 14»
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BWW Reviews: Independent Shakespeare Co. Revels in Downton …
It is fitting then that the season opener, TWELFTH NIGHT, also deals with people from both ends of the spectrum in their upstairs/downstairs Downton ... «Broadway World, Jul 14»

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