As for the calendar,
Twelfth Night was actually January 6th.
(Also for Three Word Wednesday and ABC Wednesday: "K" is for "Karma")
You like convoluted plots?
Of course you do;
everyone likes a little convolutedariness in their plots.
Well, this is the plot
of a glorious play, the story of a petite young woman whom we’ll call Girl One, or G1. She had been in a shipwreck and found herself
alone in the land. If you’ve ever been
in a shipwreck you know how depressing that can be.
In those days, 4 or
5 hundred years ago, a female might find it a bit dicey to walk about
alone. So our friend G1 dressed herself
as a male, a bloke, and went to get a job.
She was hired as a servant of a certain Duke.
She learns that the
Duke, who is otherwise a fairly normal person as far as Dukes go, has a
problem. Seems he has managed to convince
himself that he is in love with a noblewoman whom we’ll call Girl Two, or G2.
She is a very
different type of person from G1. She is
of high noble rank, she’s beautiful and she’s affluent, a technical fiduciary term
meaning she’s loaded.
Turns out the Duke
is crazy about G2; he doesn’t hold any of the above - beauty, nobility, lots of
money - against her. She, however,
is chilly towards him and doesn’t reciprocate, Duke or no Duke.
He has a brilliant
idea: he’ll have this young chap who recently joined his staff serve as an
intermediary to carry the good news to her of how enamored he is.
If you’re familiar
with the story, G2 forgets all about the Duke, who she wasn’t thinking so much
about anyway. For her, it’s karma, fate,
that she should meet and fall for the young intermediary guy.
To top things off,
Girl One, though skillfully dressed in masculine duds, has managed to fall in
love with her boss, the Duke. So what
you have now is the familiar theatrical device known as a love triangle, though
a bit different from the usual. Duke
loves G2; G1 loves Duke; G2 loves G1.
Once you’ve got all
that straight, the play is ready to begin.
It was first
produced a few weeks after Christmas, which actually had a lot to do with how
it was named.
What was the name
of the play?
(The answer will be posted Saturday.)
32 comments:
"Twelfth Night"
Thanks for this: "It was first produced a few weeks after Christmas, which actually had a lot to do with how it was named."
Naturgesetz leads us off with the first correct answer.
This is not an answer to your quiz, but the plot (twisted in another direction) sounds very similar to Yentl.
while i can't guess, i envy your style,great
Surely Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"?
Another right answer, this time from Doc FTSE
12th Night?
Kathe W has the right answer, too.
When I saw the image, Sir Berowne, I was hoping for a Shakespeare quiz - it's Twelfth Night for sure.
Can only be Twelfth Night.
Ninot and Altonian have stepped up with the correct answer.
LOL, this is going to drive me nuts. I know the answer isn't Cyrano de Bergerac but that's the only thing I can think of!
Could it be the, Twelfth Night?
Sounds something like the 12th night...
Two more "winners." Karen S and Bjorn Rudberg have the right answer.
I always knew Joan of Arc was a Libran ....
Well, the Christmas reference suggests Twelfth Night, though there seems to be a lot of that comedic mistaken identity in Billy Shakes.
Twelfth Night. Love the play.
Meryl and Roger Owen Green have both coughed up the correct answer.
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Hank
Think the answer is The Tempest by Will Shakespeare, Berowne.
The right answer has just come in from kaykuala.
This has to be...
Twelfth Night; (or What you Will).
by William Shakespeare.
best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
Hi! It could be the Tempest by Shakespeare. I have my doubts if the G1 is a reliable go-between.
I must read it again.
Thanks for the quiz.
Wil, ABCW
Like Chris I thought the Tempest..but there was no love affair in that if I remember so you foil me once more Berowne!
Trubes has just stepped up with the right answer.
Twelfth Night
This sounds a lot like Shakespeare's "The Tempest".
Chalk up another correct answer, this time from Sheilagh Lee.
I must learn to read others comments first then I wouldn't jump in and look stupid!
You never look stupid, O E.
I didn't know the date of the 12th night :)
Thanks for the info.
No clue about the play!
Have a great week!
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