Project Gutenberg 2000-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 144 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Twelfth Night There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #38901 "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written in the late 16th century. The story unfolds in the fictional land of Illyria, exploring themes of love, mistaken identities, and the complexities of human relationships through the experiences of its characters. Central to the narrative is Viola, who disguises herself as a man named Cesario and becomes embroiled in a love triangle involving Duke Orsino and the grieving Countess Olivia. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Duke Orsino, who is deeply in love with Olivia, a lady mourning her deceased brother and who has sworn off men for seven years. Meanwhile, Viola arrives in Illyria after surviving a shipwreck, believing her twin brother Sebastian is dead. In her desire to find work and take care of herself, she disguises herself as a man and takes on the name Cesario, quickly becoming a favored page of Orsino. Orsino sends Cesario to woo Olivia on his behalf, setting the stage for a series of comedic misunderstandings and entangled relationships. The opening establishes the tone of the play, filled with longing, wit, and the promise of romantic hijinks to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Mistaken identity -- Drama Twins -- Drama Siblings -- Drama Shipwreck survival -- Drama Illyria -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 174288 174297 2024-09-01T12:35:27.193315 2023-10-01T11:22:35.156092 text/html text/html 174281 174290 2024-09-01T12:35:27.391407 2023-10-01T11:22:35.328071 text/html text/html 107290 2024-09-01T12:35:32.470305 application/epub+zip 109317 2024-09-01T12:35:28.723314 application/epub+zip 109317 2024-09-01T12:35:27.887306 application/epub+zip 207879 2024-09-01T12:35:34.892330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193824 2024-09-01T12:35:31.925293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191060 2022-08-01T12:06:29.490594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138132 138160 2024-09-01T12:35:26.905305 2023-10-01T11:22:34.847074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 130878 2019-05-23T08:35:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52352 2019-05-23T08:36:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18994 2024-09-01T12:35:35.027259 application/rdf+xml 12100 2024-09-01T12:35:28.264310 image/jpeg 3366 2024-09-01T12:35:28.060315 image/jpeg 108176 2024-09-01T12:35:27.407327 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia