Le Jour des Rois by William Shakespeare
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About this eBook
| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Translator | Guizot, François, 1787-1874 |
| Uniform Title | Twelfth night. French |
| Title | Le Jour des Rois |
| Note | Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Paul Murray, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) |
| Summary | "Le Jour des Rois" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in the early 17th century. The play revolves around themes of love, mistaken identity, and the complexity of relationships, particularly focusing on the characters Viola, who disguises herself as a man named Césario, and the Duke Orsino, who is in love with the beautiful Olivia. As various romantic entanglements unfold, humor and misunderstandings arise, setting the stage for an engaging exploration of desire and deception. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Duke Orsino, who expresses his deep infatuation with Olivia, a noblewoman in mourning for her deceased brother. Meanwhile, Viola, having survived a shipwreck, arrives in Illyria and learns about Orsino's love for Olivia. Believing her brother has perished in the same wreck, she decides to disguise herself as a page named Césario and serves Orsino, carrying messages of love to Olivia. Simultaneously, we encounter a subplot involving Olivia’s household, which includes her uncle Sir Toby and the foolish Sir Andrew, who is smitten with Olivia but struggles to win her affection. The opening sets a vibrant tone filled with intrigue and comedic potential as romantic pursuits take unexpected turns. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedies |
| Subject | Mistaken identity -- Drama |
| Subject | Twins -- Drama |
| Subject | Siblings -- Drama |
| Subject | Shipwreck survival -- Drama |
| Subject | Illyria -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 16128 |
| Release Date | Jun 25, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 11, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 81 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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