Summary
This drama is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. Viola, dresses as a male and takes the man's name of Cesario. Viola works as a servant in the Duke, Orsino. Orsino asks Viola to marry with Olivia but Viola (Cesario) falls in love with Orsino. After two or three visits, Olivia indeed falls love with Viola. In fact, Viola (Cesario) has an identical brother called Sebastian. Olivia's uncle wants Olivia to marry with Andrew who lives in the neighborhood but Olivia says she only marries with Viola (Cesario). Accidentally, Sebastian was mistaken as Viola and Olivia stops the fight which Sebastian engaged in. In the end Sebastian and Olivia fall in love and marry. Orsino realises that it is Viola that he loves and she agrees to marry him. In the end of the story, Duke, Orsino marries with his beloved Viola and Sebastian happily marry Olivia. Twelfth Night ends and everyone, except Malvolio, is happy and Shakespeare speaks of the madness of love.
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