The Night of the kings

See also: the Night of the kings (homonymy)

the Night of the kings, or what you will want ( Twelfth Night, gold What You Will ) is a Comédie of William Shakespeare.

This part was written to be played during the festivities of the Epiphany, and the first representation the February 2nd, with the Chandeleur, which was then the principal moment of the festivals of the winter, with London, the Middle Temple (Inns off Short). The supposed date of composition of this part is located between 1599 and the end of 1601.

Summary

The intrigue proceeds on the grounds of Illyrie on which the duke Orsino reigns. It tests an insane love for the beautiful one and rich Olivia countess. But this one is reticent with this love. The part starts on a beach after a storm which caused the shipwreck of a ship condemning the near total of its crew to death. This ship had amongst other things on its Sebastien board and Viola of Messaline. The twins have both survived the drowning but did not fail the same place. Violated is persuaded that his/her brother drowned and vice versa. Not taking place any where to go they decide both to go to the court of Orsino. Sebastien will spend three months more to go there. During time Violated itself with decided to be made pass for a man (Césario) in order to be able to serve the duke with which it will fall in love. The duke will entrust the task to Césario to make the court with Olivia. The things become complicated when Olivia, instead of accepting the love of the duke will be éprise of Césario… It is only on arrival of Sebastien that the things are arranged. Indeed, Olivia will marry it because it resembles milks for feature with Césario from which the mask now fell. Seeing that, the duke decides to marry Viola.

During creation, there was an additional degree of Travestissement which exploited an ambiguous erotism still more: indeed all the female characters were interpreted by men, as it was the use at the time. It was thus an young man playing a young lady who gets dressed as a boy and is made court.

Film adaptations

1910 : Twelfth Night , American silent film of Eugene Mullin and Charles Kent
1932: the Evening of the kings , French film of John Daumery
1939: Twelfth Night , British telefilm of Michel Saint-Denis
1955: Dvenadtsataya noch , Russian film of A. Abramov and Yan Frid
1957: the Night of the kings , French telefilm of Claude Loursais
1962: the Night of the kings is a Belgian telefilm of Alexis Curvers
1962: the Night of the kings , French telefilm of Claude Barma
1963: Was Ihr wollt , German telefilm of Lothar Bellag
1967: Vízkereszt , Hungarian film of Sándor Sára
1969: Twelfth Night , Swedish telefilm of John Sichel
1970: Wat U maar wilt , Belgian telefilm of Martin Van Zundert, in Flemish language
1972: Driekoningenavond , another Belgian telefilm of same Martin Van Zundert, in Flemish language
1979: Eros Perversion , American film of Ron Wertheim
1987: Twelfth Night , Australian film of Neil Armfield
1996: Twelfth Night: However What You Will , film anglo-américano-Irish of Trevor Nunn
2001: Noche of reyes , Spanish film of Miguel Bardem
2003: Twelfth Night, gold What You Will , British telefilm of Tim Supple
2006: She' S the man , American film of Andy Fickman

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