description: Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions, and mistaken identity. Juxtaposed to it is the satirical story of a self-deluded steward who dreams of becoming “Count Malvolio” only to receive his comeuppance at the hands of the merrymakers he wishes to suppress. The two plots combine to create a farce touched with melancholy, mixed throughout with seductively beautiful explorations on the themes of love and time, and the play ends, not with laughter, but with a clown’s sad song.'
language: English
title: Twelfth Night
titlecomplete: Twelfth Night (Shakespeare for Everyone)
characters: Sir Toby Belch, Olivia, Sebastian, Sebastion, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Feste, Count Orsino, Viola, Malvolio
genres: Read For School, Theatre, School, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 178101
places: Illyria
publisher: Zero to Ten