
Twelfth Night
Summary
"Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy written around 1601–1602. After a shipwreck separates twins Viola and Sebastian, Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario and enters the service of Duke Orsino. A tangled love triangle emerges when Orsino loves the mourning Countess Olivia, Olivia falls for "Cesario," and Viola loves Orsino. Meanwhile, a comic subplot unfolds as conspirators trick Olivia's pompous steward Malvolio into believing his mistress loves him, leading to chaos and confusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Rights & provenance
Public domain in the USA.
EU distribution not verified
Subjects (10)
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- PR
- Comedy plays
- Mistaken identity -- Drama
- Twins -- Drama
- Siblings -- Drama
- Shipwreck survival -- Drama
- Illyria -- Drama


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