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Subject(s)

• Shipwreck survival—Drama [Browse]
• Siblings—Drama [Browse]
• Mistaken identity—Drama [Browse]
• Twins—Drama [Browse]
• Illyria—Drama [Browse]

Contributor

• Ward, Candace [Browse]

Series

• Dover Thrift Editions: Plays Ser. [More in this series]
• Dover thrift editions Twelfth night, or, What you will

Summary note

A delightfully comic tale of mistaken identities, Twelfth Night revolves around the physical likeness between Sebastian and his twin sister, Viola, each of whom, when separated after a shipwreck, believes the other to be dead. The theatrical romp begins when Viola assumes the identity of Cesario, a page in the household of the Duke of Orsino. The Duke is enamored of the Countess Olivia, who spurns him for the newly arrived young page. The comical machinations of Malvolio, Sir Toby Belch, the maid Maria, and Sir Andrew Aguecheek add to the ensuing confusion - all of which is pleasantly resolv

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Language note

English

Contents

• Title Page; Theatrical Rights; Bibliographical Note; Copyright Page; Note; Table of Contents; Dramatis Personae; ACT I; SCENE I. An apartment in the DUKE'S palace.; SCENE II. The sea-coast.; SCENE III. OLIVIA'S house.; SCENE IV. The DUKE'S palace.; SCENE V. OLIVIA'S house.; ACT II; SCENE I. The sea-coast.; SCENE II. A street.; SCENE III. OLIVIA'S house.; SCENE IV. The DUKE'S palace.; SCENE V. OLmA's garden.; ACT III; SCENE I. OLIVIA'S garden.; SCENE II. OLIVIA'S house.; SCENE III. A street.; SCENE IV. OLIVIA'S garden.; ACT IV; SCENE I. Before OLIVIA'S house.; SCENE II. OLIVIA'S house.
• SCENE III. OLIVIA'S garden.ACT V; SCENE I. Before OLIVIA'S house.; DOVER · THRIFT · EDITIONS

Other title(s)

What you will

ISBN

0-486-11112-1

OCLC

898422583

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