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  2. Twelfth Night - Wikipedia

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    Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke Orsino ...

  3. Little Christmas - Wikipedia

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    Little Christmas (Irish: Nollaig na mBan, lit. 'Women's Christmas'), also known as Old Christmas, Green Christmas, or Twelfth Night, [1] is one of the traditional names among Irish Christians and the Amish for 6 January, which is also known more widely as the Feast of the Epiphany, celebrated after the conclusion of the twelve days of Christmastide.

  4. Twelfth Night (holiday) - Wikipedia

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    Twelfth Night (holiday) Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve depending upon the tradition) is a Christian festival on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany. [1] Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night as either 5 January or 6 January, depending on whether the counting begins on ...

  5. Tales from Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Tales from Shakespeare is an English children's book written by the siblings Charles and Mary Lamb in 1807, intended "for the use of young persons" [1] while retaining as much Shakespearean language as possible. [2] Mary Lamb was responsible for retelling the comedies and Charles the tragedies. [3] They omitted the more complex historical tales ...

  6. Feste - Wikipedia

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    Twelfth Night character. Actor Louis H. Chrispijn as Feste, ca. 1899. Created by. William Shakespeare. Feste is a fictional character in William Shakespeare 's comedy Twelfth Night. He is a fool (royal jester) attached to the household of the Countess Olivia. He has apparently been there for some time, as he was a "fool that the Lady Olivia's ...

  7. The Deceived Ones - Wikipedia

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    The Deceived Ones. The Deceived Ones, or The Deceived ( Italian: Gl'ingannati ), is a 1531 comedy of intrigue written collectively by the Accademia degli Intronati (the center of intellectual life in Siena ). [ 1][ 2][ 3] It was the Academy's first publicly hosted event, performed on the last day of carnival 1532 (February 12).

  8. Christmastide - Wikipedia

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    The greetings of "Happy Christmas" which remind us of the artless mirth of the shepherds on that holy night; the Christmas tree, often with a source of joy to the poor, representatives of Christ in the property of His manger bed; Christmas gifts recalling God's great gift of His Son to us on the first Christmas night; the Twelfth-Night cake ...

  9. Malvolio - Wikipedia

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    Significant other. Olivia. Religion. Puritan (Protestant) Nationality. Illyria. Malvolio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare 's comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will. His name means "ill will" in Italian, referencing his disagreeable nature. [1] He is the vain, pompous, authoritarian steward of Olivia's household.