The Character of Sebastian in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Sebastian's presence in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: or What You Will is a vexation. More pointedly, it is his sudden marriage to Olivia which troubles me so. Was he written in to give a parallel storyline between Olivia and Viola? Was he a convenient way to have a double wedding, which Shakespeare seemed to prefer for his happy endings? Or, could there be some other meaning to Sebastian? The last day of the Christmas
Juliet was based off of the lives of his friends Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton and his wife, Elizabeth Vernon. Henry Wriothesley, often referred to as Southampton, was born on October 6 in 1573 to Henry Wriothesley, 2nd Earl of Southampton and Mary Browne. Southampton became the 3rd Earl at a young age. His father died two days before his eighth birthday and as the only surviving son, he became the 3rd Earl of Southampton (“Henry Wriothesley”). His mother, Mary Browne was the daughter of
When books are thought of, it's usually by the author. The author comes up with the ideas for the plot, storyline, characters,etc. But with shakespeare, that's seems to be a different case. Throughout the past couple of years, there has been something known as the “Authorship Debate”. People seem to be coming up with theories that Shakespeare himself, didn't write the play, but someone else. During that era, if you were of high standing, you weren't allowed to write without facing some sort of prejudice
1583 and twins, a boy and a girl, in 1585. The boy did not survive. Shakespeare apparently arrived in London about 1588 and by 1592 had attained success as an actor and a playwright. Shortly thereafter he secured the patronage of Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton. The publication of Shakespeare's two fashionably erotic narrative poems Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594) and of his Sonnets (published 1609, but circulated previously in manuscript form) established his reputation