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  1. 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.

    • Act V: Scene I

      Summary: Act V, scene i If this be so . . .. . . Give me thy...

    • Plot Analysis

      Twelfth Night is a play about desire’s power to override...

    • Themes

      Twelfth Night, as with many of Shakespeare's comedies,...

    • Act I, Scenes I–Ii

      A summary of Act I: Scenes i & ii in William Shakespeare's...

    • Act Iv: Scenes I–Iii

      A summary of Act IV: Scenes i–iii in William Shakespeare's...

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  3. Get all the key plot points of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.

  4. 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.

  5. A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Twelfth Night. Find out more about the shipwreck that separates twins Viola and Sebastian and the resulting love story

  6. A quick overview of what happens in Twelfth Night. Viola is washed up on the shore of Illyria after losing her twin brother in a shipwreck. She dresses as a boy, calls herself Cesario and goes to work for a rich Duke called Orsino.

  7. 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, who are separated in a shipwreck.

  8. Plot Summary . The story begins in the court of Count Orsino, Duke of Illyria, as he describes his love for the Lady Olivia to his courtiers. Olivia, however, is refusing his advances; she is mourning her dead brother and won’t leave her estate. Meanwhile, Viola has washed up on the island of Illyria after a shipwreck.

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