Twelfth Night

William Shakespeare · c. 1601 CE · Play · English · Renaissance

Viola is washed up in Illyria, believes her twin brother drowned, and takes service with Duke Orsino disguised as a boy. Sent to carry his suit to the countess Olivia, she finds Olivia falling for the messenger, while below stairs a self-loving steward is set up for a fall. Festivity edged with melancholy.

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• reworks ↑ The Comedy of Errors
  William Shakespeare · c. 1594 CE · Play
• reworks ↑ The Two Gentlemen of Verona
  William Shakespeare · c. 1593 CE · Play

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