Twelth Night Or What You Will - Paperback

by William Shakespeare (Author)

Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a play by the renowned English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. The play is a romantic comedy that revolves around the themes of love and mistaken identity. It was first performed in 1602 and has since become one of Shakespeare's most popular plays.The story is set in the fictional kingdom of Illyria and follows the journey of a young woman named Viola, who is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria. She assumes the identity of a man, Cesario, in order to work for the Duke Orsino, whom she falls in love with. However, Orsino is in love with the Countess Olivia, who is mourning the death of her brother and refuses to see any suitors.As the story progresses, a series of mistaken identities and misunderstandings arise, leading to a hilarious and chaotic series of events. Viola, disguised as Cesario, becomes Olivia's confidant and unwittingly becomes the object of her affections. Meanwhile, Olivia's pompous steward, Malvolio, falls victim to a prank played by Olivia's uncle, Sir Toby Belch, and his friends.Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a witty and entertaining play that explores the complexities of love and the human condition. Shakespeare's masterful use of language and his ability to create memorable characters make this play a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences to this day.Mar. Get ye all three into the box tree: Maluolio's comming downe this walke, he has beene yonder i'the Sunne practising behauiour to his own shadow this halfe houre: obserue him for the loue of Mockerie: for I know this Letter wil make a contemplatiue Ideot of him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.