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Duke Orsino is a fictional character from William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, believed to have been written around 1600-1602.
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.
He was entertained by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and the play opens with the character of Duke Orsino saying the famous line "If music be the food of love, play on." [4] Queen Elizabeth danced a galliard for him to show the "vigour of her old age". [5] [6] He died in Rome in 1615.
The Hanover Theatre Repertory will have William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" and Kate Bender's new play "Judith" running in rotation at the BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center from ...
Viola's actions produce all of the play's momentum. She is a young woman of Messaline. In the beginning, Viola is found shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria and separated from her twin brother, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, the Sea Captain tells her that this place is ruled by the Duke Orsino, who is in love with Countess Olivia.
Play On! is a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, featuring the music of Duke Ellington, conceived by Sheldon Epps, with a book by Cheryl L. West.The musical resets the story from Illyria to 1940s Swing-era Harlem.
Sebastian is the twin brother of Viola.After the beginning of the play, Viola mentions that her brother Sebastian is drowned in the sea. [1]The next appearance of Sebastian denies this, as he has been rescued by Antonio, a sea captain who looks after Sebastian at some risk to himself.
The Duke of Buckingham (2) is a Yorkist in Henry VI, Part 3, and is a co-conspirator with Richard – although he is eventually rejected, then murdered on Richard's orders – in Richard III. The Duke of Buckingham (3) , an enemy of Wolsey, falls from grace and is executed by Henry in Henry VIII.