Resource Guide
Twelfth Night Synopsis & Setting
A detailed summary of the play and the setting of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.
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Behind the Curtain: The 12 Days of Christmas
What does Twelfth Night have to do with Christmas? Elizabethans celebrated Christmastime over 12 days with traditions and events that dated back centuries, such as the Feast of the Epiphany. Might Shakespeare have produced one of his most famous plays as part of these festivities for Queen Elizabeth I and her court? Read on and find out...
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William Shakespeare
A condensed biography and career timeline of William Shakespeare.
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Shakespeare's England
With booming trade, increasing incomes, and a swelling population facing plagues and uncertain food supplies, England during the time of Shakespeare was an era of both prosperity and mortality.
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Twelfth Night Reading List
Calling all readers! Multnomah County Library put together a reading list inspired by our production of Twelfth Night, Or What You Will.
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Cast & Creative Team
Meet the cast and creative team for Twelfth Night, Or What You Will.
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Shakespeare & Shakespeare’s England
- https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/SLT/history/james/midlands.html#coriolanus
- https://saveweekleyhallwood.com/newton-rebellion/
- https://intriguing-history.com/the-midland-revolt-1607/
- http://www.clarklunberry.com/uploads/4/2/3/4/42346943/4125436.pdf
- https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/coriolanus/coriolanus-a-modern-perspective/
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Coriolanus-by-Shakespeare
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare
- https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-life/
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