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A.R. Schirtzinger's avatar

An excellent essay! I appreciate when the deeper themes of Twelfth Night are explored. It’s one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, but it’s understandably easy to overlook it as “just another gaudy comedy”.

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Matthew McKowen's avatar

Such a delight, Emily! The insight into interior fantasizing and castle building is spot on.

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Emily Starr Kwilinski's avatar

Thanks, Matthew! I realized while researching this that there isn’t much commentary on Lewis’ insight about castle-building, which I think there really should be.

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Matthew McKowen's avatar

Indeed! I hadn’t come across it before in those terms, but it’s totally along the same lines as its further amalgamation of escapism.

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Alexa T. Dodd's avatar

What an amazing essay! Thank you for such a beautiful reflection. I was so impressed with how you kept tying in these different sources so seamlessly. Twelfth Night is such a many-faceted play.

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Emily Starr Kwilinski's avatar

Thank you so much, Alexa! Yes, it is fascinating!

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