Twelfth Night
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"Twelfth Night" is a comedy by William Shakespeare that explores themes of love, identity, and mistaken confusion through the story of shipwrecked twins separated by circumstance. The play remains significant in Shakespeare's body of work as a masterpiece of comedic storytelling that has captivated audiences for over four hundred years.
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Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (disguised as a page named 'Cesario') falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her, thinking she is a man.