William Shakespeare is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. He wrote almost forty plays in a span of twenty-five years; however, he was persistent in what exactly he wrote about. When one thinks of Shakespeare, he or she thinks of tragedies, histories, and comedies, for those were the only themes he based his works from. In his comedies, particularly Twelfth Night, he uses cross-dressing and gender norms as humorous devices. Although his humor was appropriate at the time in which he wrote it, times have drastically changed since then. It's not uncommon for someone to get easily offended today, especially if the affair stems from gender.

Twelfth Night is unacceptable for 21st-century audiences for numerous