Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

"Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare is a romantic comedy written around 1601–1602. After a shipwreck separates twins Viola and Sebastian, Viola disguises herself as a young man named Cesario and enters the service of Duke Orsino. A tangled love triangle emerges when Orsino loves the mourning Countess Olivia, Olivia falls for "Cesario," and Viola loves Orsino. Meanwhile, a comic subplot unfolds as conspirators trick Olivia's pompous steward Malvolio into believing his mistress loves him, leading to chaos and confusion. (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
Reading Level Reading ease score: 89.1 (6th grade). 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. 2247
Release Date
Last Update Sep 23, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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