Project Gutenberg 2012-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 248 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Kemble, John Philip 1757 1823 Kemble, J. P. (John Philip) Twelfth Night Produced by David Starner, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Twelfth Night; or, What You Will" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in the early 17th century. The play explores themes of love, identity, and the complexities of human relationships through a series of humorous situations and mistaken identities. Central to the story is Viola, a shipwrecked woman who disguises herself as a man named Cesario, leading to a web of romantic entanglements involving Duke Orsino, who loves Olivia, and Olivia, who falls for Cesario. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Viola, who has washed ashore in the land of Illyria after a shipwreck. Concerned for her twin brother Sebastian, whom she believes to be dead, she decides to disguise herself as a young man to navigate her new surroundings. As she searches for safety and purpose, we learn about the Duke Orsino, who is lovesick over Olivia, a noblewoman mourning her brother's death, leading to her refusal of suitors. The opening sets the stage for a comedic exploration of love and deception, hinting at the unfolding chaos that will stem from Viola's disguise and the overlapping affections of all characters involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays Mistaken identity -- Drama Twins -- Drama Siblings -- Drama Shipwreck survival -- Drama Illyria -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 173617 2025-08-23T13:02:55.219185 text/html 175455 2012-02-16T13:42:02 text/html 365485 2025-08-23T13:03:03.369114 application/epub+zip 365925 2025-08-23T13:02:58.418174 application/epub+zip 122454 2025-08-23T13:02:56.856175 application/epub+zip 358466 2025-08-23T13:03:06.240162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331346 2025-08-23T13:03:02.166163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267446 2022-09-17T17:23:05.300539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134206 2025-08-23T13:02:54.204217 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134075 2012-02-16T13:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 134068 2012-02-16T13:42:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22292 2025-08-23T13:03:06.397104 application/rdf+xml 12321 2025-08-23T13:02:57.398187 image/jpeg 3263 2025-08-23T13:02:57.112149 image/jpeg 48454 2012-02-16T13:42:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 438870 2012-02-16T13:42:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 48431 2012-02-16T13:42:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 511217 2025-08-23T13:02:55.237158 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 en.wikipedia