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HelpRe: Viola -- still a good joke or not?
in reply to a message by clevelandkentevans
Viola, Maria, Olivia ... I love Twelfth Night, and it seems a pity that the female lead's name is, IRL, the least popular of the three - OK, so she's a drag act for most of the action, but that's Shakespeare for you.
I've been told by people I respect that on Shakespeare's stage Olivia would sound the same as now, but Maria would be maRYEa like the bread, and Viola would be veeOHla, not vyeOHla. Like the musical instrument, in fact. I like Viola a lot and dislike over-sweetened Violet, but hey, I'm not American!
I've been told by people I respect that on Shakespeare's stage Olivia would sound the same as now, but Maria would be maRYEa like the bread, and Viola would be veeOHla, not vyeOHla. Like the musical instrument, in fact. I like Viola a lot and dislike over-sweetened Violet, but hey, I'm not American!
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