Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
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"Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy written around 1601–1602. When twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by shipwreck, Viola disguises herself as a young man and enters the Duke's service. A tangled love triangle emerges: Viola loves the Duke, who loves Countess Olivia, who falls for Viola's male disguise. Meanwhile, a comic subplot unfolds as conspirators trick Olivia's pompous steward into believing she loves him, leading to chaos and
confusion until identities are finally revealed. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
|---|---|
| Title | Twelfth Night |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night |
| Note | There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #38901 |
| Credits | This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 91.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Mistaken identity -- Drama |
| Subject | Twins -- Drama |
| Subject | Siblings -- Drama |
| Subject | Shipwreck survival -- Drama |
| Subject | Illyria -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1527 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Sep 14, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 566 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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