I
was looking for information about this play causing controversy in our
contemporary times, and found it. The link does not lead to an article; it is
simply a small paragraph about how Twelfth
Night was banned in a New Hampshire school.
This
made take a closer look at Viola and what she does while dressed as a man, and
how people around her treat her. No man falls in love with Viola while she is
dressed as a man, and Viola falls in love with no woman while she is dressed as
a man. When she is a woman, she is seen as such, and when she is dressed as a
man, no one questions it.
People
are so afraid of what they do not understand that they don’t even take the time
to consider what they are banning. By banning this play, the New Hampshire
schools are robbing the students their right to study a play that deals with
people overcoming tragedy. Instead of considering the tactics inappropriate
(here being cross-dressing), they should view it as a very smart ruse. Viola is
able to make herself heard and respected when she is dressed as Cesario, and in
a way, she saves herself a life of sorrow and despair by adopting a temporary
life.
I
was very offended when I found out this play was banned, although not
surprised. Controversy is good, and provoques change; that’s why I believe this
play is still very relevant nowadays.
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