Hello and welcome to my check in for my 2020 Shakespeare Challenge. If you would like some more details about the challenge you can find that in my post called, Blogmas | Goals | 2020 Shakespeare Challenge. I would like to apologize I missed posting this last night, but better late than ever. I decided to combined the past two months instead of making two separate posts. Anyway, here are my thoughts on Twelfth Night and The Tempest!
Twelfth Night
So, like many of his works, this one starts with a bit of a tragedy. I think this is one of my “ugh” things when it comes to Shakespeare, he reuses a lot of the same plot points, but dresses them up differently if that makes sense? Anyway, more on this specific play. This play was packed with mistaken identity, disguises, and of course a love story of sorts. This play really thrived on a bunch of misunderstandings and a lot happened that I don’t want to go into it because of spoilers. I will say this is not near the low bunch of the plays I have read by him. I cannot say no to some magic into a story, so that alone won some points for me. I also was not completely disappointed as to how it ended as well.
The Tempest
There are a few things I really liked about this play in particular the first being a ship wreck that reminded me of Odyssey in a way. I am not sure if this was the purpose, but I enjoyed the connection I made. I also liked that in this play there was also magic and magical creatures. As I said about Twelfth Night, I am always a sucker for it. I ended up giving this play 4 stars because I was a bit more into actually reading this and it kept my attention for than Twelfth Night did. It is one of the Shakespeare plays that I actually would not mind reading for a second time, I think Macbeth is the only other one on that list.
Next Month
What is your favorite work by Shakespeare?
What are you thoughts on these plays?
Bookish Luna 
Twelfth Night is among my favourite plays! But I can’t recall that there is any magic?
I haven’t read the Tempest but it actually sounds fun!
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You’re right. This is what happens when I write two reviews in one post. Thank you for catching that! The Tempest was an enjoyable read, especially after since I have read a few ones so far this year I didn’t like.
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I love Twelfth Night! I read an adapted for children version when I was little and was completely entranced by it, and happily years later I enjoyed reading the original almost as much ☺️☺️💙💚
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That is great when that happens!
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I haven’t read The Tempest yet so I can’t say must about about it but about Twelfth Night, I really like the way it pushes the boundaries of gender and sexuality. That was on my favourite aspects of Twelfth Night. Also I saw that you mentioned Macbeth towards the end and it is one of my all time favourite plays!
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Macbeth is one of my favorites, there are a limited number of his works I would reread, but those two I would.
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