Loppiaisaatto eli Miten mielitte — Shakespeare, William

Loppiaisaatto eli Miten mielitte

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Summary

"Loppiaisaatto eli Miten mielitte" 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 and enters Duke Orsino's service. A tangled web of love unfolds: Viola loves Orsino, who loves Countess Olivia, who falls for Viola's male disguise. Meanwhile, a comic subplot sees servants conspire to humiliate Olivia's pompous steward through an elaborate prank, leading to chaos and mistaken identities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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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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