Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 163 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Twelfth Night Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #38901 This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written during the late 16th century. The story is set in the magical land of Illyria, revolving around themes of love, mistaken identities, and the complexities of human relationships. The plot introduces key characters such as Viola, who disguises herself as a man named Cesario, and Duke Orsino, who pines for the aloof Countess Olivia, who is mourning her brother's death. At the start of the play, we are thrust into Duke Orsino's palace, where he enjoys music as he laments his unrequited love for Olivia, who has sworn off men in her grief. Shortly after, the narrative shifts to Viola, who, shipwrecked and believing her twin brother Sebastian to be dead, decides to disguise herself as a man and seek employment in Orsino's court. As Viola navigates this new world, she becomes intertwined in a love triangle with Orsino and Olivia. Olivia, initially impervious to Orsino's affections, finds herself drawn to the young 'man' (Viola) sent to woo her, leading to a series of comical misunderstandings that set the stage for a tale rich in humor, heart, and eventual revelations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays Mistaken identity -- Drama Twins -- Drama Siblings -- Drama Shipwreck survival -- Drama Illyria -- Drama PR Text Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 182524 2025-09-01T09:59:13.280335 text/html 182474 2025-01-07T17:26:07.133632 text/html 130342 2025-09-01T09:59:19.388312 application/epub+zip 132102 2025-09-01T09:59:15.133328 application/epub+zip 132101 2025-09-01T09:59:13.965360 application/epub+zip 254807 2025-09-01T09:59:21.922324 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234818 2025-09-01T09:59:18.602311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246114 2022-08-01T09:34:49.229598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138792 2025-09-01T09:59:12.872360 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 119279 2025-09-14T14:36:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131526 2019-05-23T08:39:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19491 2025-09-01T09:59:22.052308 application/rdf+xml 12110 2025-09-01T09:59:14.457334 image/jpeg 3358 2025-09-01T09:59:14.211335 image/jpeg 51497 2019-05-23T08:39:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 127918 2025-09-01T09:59:13.294343 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia