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ENGL 2210 - Early British Literature - Essay 2: Shakespeare and Twelfth Night

Topic 2

2. Research cosutmes during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. For what purpose does Shakespeare use costumes in Twelfth Night?

William Shakespeare

Painting of William Shakespeare

By John Taylor - Official gallery link, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5442977

Twelfth Night

Engraving of a scene from Twelfth Night

Malvolio courts a bemused Olivia, while Maria covers her amusement, in an engraving by R. Staines after a painting by Daniel Maclise.

By Robert Staines - Lib.UTC, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=580202