I just finished reading this--again. It's funny, though; I didn't think about adding it here until AFTER I finished reading it rather than at the start. So odd. Maybe it's because its for school rather than personal enjoyment--even though I do like this play. Of Shakespeare's comedies, it's definitely one of my favorites.
It's just as ridiculous as ROMEO AND JULIET, though. I mean, come on. Viola dressing up as a man and getting away with it for 3 whole months?! Seriously?! Are the people around her really that stupid or did she honestly change her appearance THAT well???
Of course in reading this all I can think of is my favorite movie YENTL. She dresses up as a boy for quite a very long time. She even does get married to a woman and makes it several months in the marriage! Of course, all is revealed eventually. It has to be. There really is only so long a person can go pretending to be something he/she isn't before something happens where the truth must be told. Even if that something is just the person's conscience.
It's amazing to me the sheer number of stories (whether books or movies) where the main character dresses up as the opposite sex and gets away with it....for an extended period of time. We started naming movies the other day in class and it was funny because we kept thinking of them and going and going! LOL! I won't name them here, but I'll bet you can think of some yourself!!!!
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