Twelfth Night: Final Summary

Aaaand we're finally done with Twelfth Night! In case you missed the last four months of comics, and don't have time to go back and read them all, here's what happened:

Finishing a play means it's time to add up the numbers and decide whether it's a comedy or a tragedy. Let's take a look!

Three marriages and no deaths of named characters means this play is almost certainly a comedy. Hurrah! (Just don't ask me how long I think Sir Toby and Maria's marriage will last..)

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On Break! 

Hey all! Due to several time-sensitive projects that I need to wrap up (one of them being the long-awaited flowchart poster) plus the very inconveniently-timed mental breakdown of the hitherto-but-no-longer trusty computer on which I draw all my comics, I will be taking next week off. I'll be back on Tuesday, October 11 with your regularly scheduled Shakespeare comics. Thanks for your patience and understanding! 

Twelfth Night: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 6)

It's take a while to get through all the twists and turns and subplots, but we're finally here at the end!

Not pictured: Antonio, sent packing for being a notable pirate and not fitting in the heteronormative dramatic resolution. 

Tune in again on Thursday for a finally summary of Twelfth Night!

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Twelfth Night: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 5)

We're ALMOST THERE! Let's just see about wrapping up this loose thread labeled "MALVOLIO", shall we?

I had an alternate phrase penciled in for Malvolio's last frame there, but I try to keep this site as kid-friendly as possible. 

Tune in next week for the grand finale!

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Twelfth Night: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 4)

THE END IS IN SIGHT. Let's clear up this whole "twin" mess first...

A couple of notes:

  1. Olivia's "Most wonderful!" line is one of the best lines ever. I use it all the time, even when not confronted with doppelgangers of my beloved.

  2. You have to feel for Olivia. Yes, part of her attraction to Cesario is purely physical, but a great deal of it is to "his" intellect, eloquence, and sensitivity. I always feel like marrying Sebastian after being in love with Cesario must be like getting a fortune cookie with no fortune in it.

  3. Is anyone more relieved than Orsino?

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I'm Hunchbacked (a Hamilton parody)

I had a lot of fun putting together a Hamlet-themed  Hamilton parody of "Wait for It" a month ago, and, as one cannot desire too much of a good thing, I've gone ahead and done another one. From one English king to another...

(Here's the song it's based on, if you haven't heard it yet, sung by King George III to the American colonies.)

You'll Be Back
Jonathan Groff, Original Broadway Cast of Hamilton

Thanks again to Dan Beaulieu of the Seven Stages Shakespeare Company and No Holds Bard Podcast for being my sounding board on this comic. 

If you like Shakespeare/musical theatre mash-ups, be sure to also check out The Sound of Hamlet and Into the (Shakespearean) Woods!

Shakespeare Flowchart Poster News!

Twelfth Night: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 3)

We're halfway through the last scene of Twelfth Night and the revelations are coming fast!

Spare a thought for Sir Andrew, who is totally shot down by his erstwhile friend here. He's got one of the more melancholy resolutions of the play. He needs a hug.

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Twelfth Night: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 2)

Let's continue wrapping up those plot threads!

It'd be nice to think that Orsino is just being melodramatic when he threatens to kill Cesario (or, depending on how you read it, Olivia). But the guy has not shown himself to be particularly steady and rational up to now, so... yeah... 

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Twelfth Night: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 1)

All right, we've made it to Act 5 and you know what that means! Yes, it's Wrapping Up All The Disparate Plot Threads time! Let's do this!

Viola here misses another opportunity to ask "HEY can you tell me more about this person whom you saved from drowning who happens to look just like me when I'm dressing up like my twin brother whom I lost at sea?"

Also, I love the phrase "notable pirate". Try using it in your everyday conversation. It's a lot of fun.

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