
Twelfth Night
Summary
"Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy written around 1601–1602. When twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a young man and enters the Duke's service. A tangled love triangle emerges: Viola loves the Duke, who loves Countess Olivia, who falls for Viola's male disguise. Meanwhile, a comic subplot unfolds as conspirators trick Olivia's pompous steward into believing she loves him, leading to chaos and confusion until identities are finally revealed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Rights & provenance
Public domain in the USA.
EU distribution not verified
Subjects (12)
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Romance
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Category: Humour
- PR
- Comedy plays
- Mistaken identity -- Drama
- Twins -- Drama
- Siblings -- Drama
- Shipwreck survival -- Drama
- Illyria -- Drama


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