twelfth night

Comedic Conflict and Love in Trevor Nunn’s “Twelfth Night” Trevor Nunn's direction of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" takes away some of the confusion present in the reading of the text, which begins with the complicated love interests of the main characters. Having been the artistic director for the world famous Royal Shakespeare Company for eighteen years, Nunn is vastly familiar with adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays. Part of the comedy of this film develops from …

…their fortunes. Nunn’s addition of the wedding scene provides an ending with closure, something Shakespeare’s play was lacking. Feste closes the film with a song of the various stages of life, putting all of the profound meanings of life into this “comedy”. Bibliography “Twelfth Night”. Directed by Trevor Nunn, Screenplay by Trevor Nunn. Produced by Stephen Evans and David Parfitt. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. First Line Films. Bibliography Twelfth night