Apostrophe S

I know, it’s a pretty short play, and it’s taken me a long time to read it. Other things occupied my attention. So don’t give me crap about it.

Anyway, there’s not much I can add to the 400+ year conversation regarding this play, so I’ll just let you know what I took from it.

Viola turns into a total puss in the end. (Figuratively speaking.) She just curls up and becomes the Duke’s mistress. Like that was her ultimate goal. She was so much more interesting as a guy.

This play was probably the Shakespearean equivalent of a Farrelly brothers movie. Gotta love the double entendres and total lack of regard for the well being of the “square” character (Malvolio). Oh, and the Big Reveal of True Feelings at the end, can’t forget that.

When reading Shakespeare, it always takes me about 5 minutes to get used to reading the language again, so I usually end up going back and starting over a little each time. But the good part of that is that it encourages me to read it in fewer sittings than I probably would otherwise.

Anyway, “Twelfth Night” quickly joins the ranks of my favorite Bard plays, right up there with “The Tempest” and “Hamlet.” Good job, dead guy.

Next book, “The Colorado Kid” by Stephen King

[This article is part of the 26 Books project that I'm doing this year.]