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Jul 31, 2015 · Contents. Synopsis: Twelfth Night —an allusion to the night of festivity preceding the Christian celebration of the Epiphany—combines love, confusion, mistaken identities, and joyful discovery. After the twins Sebastian and Viola survive a shipwreck, neither knows that the other is alive.
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Twelfth Night. Scene from 'Twelfth Night' (' Malvolio and the Countess'), Daniel Maclise (1840) Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian ...
knight that you brought in one night here to be her wooer. 130; Sir Toby Belch. Who, Sir Andrew Aguecheek? Maria. Ay, he. Sir Toby Belch. He's as tall a man as any's in Illyria. Maria. What's that to the purpose? Sir Toby Belch. Why, he has three thousand ducats a year. 135; Maria. Ay, but he'll have but a year in all these ducats:
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A comprehensive overview of the plot and characters of Twelfth Night, a comedy by Shakespeare about love, mistaken identity and identity. Learn about Viola, Cesario, Orsino, Olivia, Sebastian, Malvolio and more in this 2.5 minute read summary by act.
William Shakespeare. Twelfth Night is a comedic play that follows the story of twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola, disguised as a man named Cesario, begins working for Duke Orsino and falls in love with him, but he is in love with Olivia.