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  2. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › twelfthnightTwelfth Night: Full Play Summary | SparkNotes

    Twelfth Night Full Play Summary. In the kingdom of Illyria, a nobleman named Orsino lies around listening to music, pining away for the love of Lady Olivia. He cannot have her because she is in mourning for her dead brother and refuses to entertain any proposals of marriage.

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  3. www.shakespeare.org.uk › twelfth-nightSummary of Twelfth Night | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

    Twelfth Night Summary. Viola, separated from her twin Sebastian, dresses as a boy and works for the Duke Orsino, whom she falls in love with. Orsino is in love with the Countess Olivia, and sends Viola to court her for him, but Olivia falls for Viola instead. Sebastian arrives, causing a flood of mistaken identity, and marries Olivia.

  4. www.litcharts.com › lit › twelfth-nightTwelfth Night by William Shakespeare Plot Summary | LitCharts

    View all. In the kingdom of Illyria, the Duke Orsino laments over his unrequited love for the Lady Olivia, who is in mourning for her brother and has refused to see anyone for seven years. Meanwhile, a ship has been wrecked by a storm off the coast, casting the young noblewoman Viola onto shore.

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  6. interestingliterature.com › 2019 › 10A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

    Oct 8, 2019 · Plot summary of Twelfth Night. Act 1. The play opens with the Duke of Illyria, Orsino, pining away with love for Olivia, a countess whose father died a year ago and whose brother has recently died. Olivia has vowed to shut herself away from society for seven years as a result of these deaths.

  7. www.playshakespeare.com › twelfth-night › synopsisTwelfth Night: Synopsis & Plot Summary - PlayShakespeare.com

    Plot Summary. Duke Orsino of Illyria is in love with Olivia, but his advances are rejected. A shipwrecked Viola arrives on his shores, and with the help of a Captain, disguises herself as a boy, calling herself Cesario, and enters Orsino’s service. Orsino takes to Cesario, and sends ‘him’ to woo Olivia for him.

  8. www.enotes.com › topics › twelfthTwelfth Night Summary - eNotes.com

    Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a 1602 comedy about the confused romantic pursuits of the nobles of Illyria. After being shipwrecked off the coast of Illyria, Viola disguises herself as a male...

  9. nosweatshakespeare.com › play-summary-2 › twelfth-nightTwelfth Night Summary: Plot Overview Of Twelfth Night

    Here is a brief Twelfth Night summary: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night opens with the lovesick, Orsino, Duke of Illyria feeling sorry for himself as his beautiful neighbour, Countess Olivia, has been rejecting his advances. She has sworn to have nothing to do with men for seven years as she plans to spend that time mourning the death of her brother.

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