Viola, the Perfectly Pious young woman.<\/p>\n
Sir Andrew Aguecheeck, the hypocritical<\/p>\n
Sebastian, the sissy<\/p>\n
Orsino, the dreamy<\/p>\n
This play is one of Shakespeare’s more serious comedies. It is a tough topic, really. How far should the ruler apply the rules? And how strict should the individual be on themselves?<\/p>\n
Viola is swoongling ready to dedicate her life to God as a nun. Her brother Sebastian is not as ascetic as she is, he’s getting busy with a girl. He’s going to marry her any day now, so he’s not worried about it.<\/p>\n
Until…<\/p>\n
The good and just Duke leaves town, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek is in charge. Sir Aguecheek is a staunch Puritan-type, and he’s not going to stand for the loose morals this town is coming to. He catches sebastian in the act with his lover-girl and plans to make and example of him.<\/p>\n
Viola is persuaded to go to Sir A. and plead for her brothers life, even though she herself condemns his actions. And what do you think happens?<\/p>\n
Sir A. falls in deep lust of Viola! What do you suppose he proposes to Viola as a way of “buying” her brothers life?<\/p>\n
Viola loves her brother, but she is in love with her own purity too. Whatever shall our heroes do?<\/p>\n
I studied this one in college, and enjoyed it very much.<\/p>\n
TONIGHT, I get to see it live! I’m very excited. Live, outside, and FREE! and on the coast, so I won’t be hot.<\/p>\n
Here in LA, there is a lot of opportunity to see shakespeare for free. So many people here are into that sort of thing–acting, I mean.<\/p>\n
I encourage all of you out there to check and see when your community might be having some theater. There is really nothing like seeing a play done live in front of you. It’s totally different from reading it.<\/p>\n
If you don’t know this particular play, check out the pelican version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Viola, the Perfectly Pious young woman. Sir Andrew Aguecheeck, the hypocritical Sebastian, the sissy Orsino, the dreamy This play is one of Shakespeare’s more serious comedies. It is a tough topic, really. How far should the ruler apply the rules? … Continue reading