Thursday, March 11, 2010
Hofstra's Twelfth Night
So, Julie and I went to see Hofstra's version of TWN tonight and I have to say... it was very different than the movie and what I had pictured in my head while reading the book. First off, Hofstra's play was set in the southern US during the Civil War Era... how weird!! Shakespeare's language sounds so awkward with a southern accent. Also, how Sir Toby and Sir Andrew were portrayed in Hofstra's version as hilarious party animals. They were definitely my favorite characters in the play. Another part of Hofstra's TWN that was way different was the fist conversation between Olivia and Cesario. It was very harsh and both characters seemed furious at each other, whereas in the movie Cesario seemed to be more playful with Olivia. Overall it was a good play, but I think i'll stick to the movie.
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Did the director's license with the setting unnerve you? Why can't he/she do this? Are there rules or codes that must be followed? Who makes the rules? Do other students feel as you did?
ReplyDeleteIt was completely wierd having Twelfth Night be set during the Civil War Era. Not only do i think that it totally was just a huge distraction but it was also completely uneccessary and irrelevant. And the relationship between Cesario and olvia was...well it wss just odd! I thought that Olivia loved Cesario, half the time i felt like she just wanted to idk throw dirt on him or something.
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