Vancouver Island University
Ironies of Happy Endings: Introduction to Twelfth Night
Text of a college lecture that introduces William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." It provides some background for the play, including information about Pastoral Romance, the characters Viola and Feste, the language of love, and the...
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Twelfth Night"
Background information for William Shakespeare's comedy "Twelth Night." Includes information about such topics as the romantic comedy, disguise and identity in the play, melancholy Malvolio, court festivities, and the end of...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Twelfth Night
Read an overview of the play "Twelfth Night" by Shakespeare and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Comedies
From cross-dressing in Twelfth Night to magical storms in The Tempest; from deception in Much Ado to biting satire in The Alchemist, discover the beauty and complexity of Shakespearean and Renaissance comedies.
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender, Sexuality, Courtship and Marriage
From courtship rituals to cross-dressing to love poetry, examine the ways in which Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explored identity, sexuality, and gender roles.
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting Twelfth Night in Context: A Summary of Sources
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for Twelfth Night - from early tales of confusion between twins to ideas about men playing women, women wearing men's clothes, carnival, and topsy-turvy. Included...
Absolute Shakespeare
Absolute Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Commentary
Each act of the play is commented on here, often making reference to specific lines and speeches.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plans: Twelfth Night: What's So Funny?
Lesson plan in which students draw parallels between modern sensibilities of what is humorous and the comedy of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Twelfth Night
This ebook version of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Emory University
Emory University: Twelfth Night
This site from the Emory University provides illustrations from various editions of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
Other
Shakespeare Is Elementary!
Designed as a resource for teaching Shakespeare to elementary students, this site includes student work, ideas for teachers, a PowerPoint of Shakespeare's life, some Shakespeare Web site links and recommended plays.
My Hero Project
My Hero: William Shakespeare
Use this resource to learn about William Shakespeare. He is credited with authoring over 30 plays and over 150 sonnets. Includes audio feature for listening to the text.