![]() Amused by their deception, they create a ruckus at Olivia's house by drinking and partying late into the These conspirators include Sir Tobyīelch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Olivia's servants Maria and Fabian, and the fool, Feste. While this love triangle if occurring, multiple characters create a ruse to convince Olivia's conceited steward Malvolio that Olivia is in love with him. Viola herself has fallen helplessly in love with Duke Orsino. However, Olivia mistakenly falls in love with Cesario, believing Viola's disguise too well. Orsino decides to have Cesario help him, asking Cesario to explain how strong his love is for Olivia. However Olivia is in mourning after losing her father and brother, and will not be brought out of her grief or accept marriage proposals for seven years. She disguises herself as a man named Cesario and begins service under the Duke Orsino.ĭuke Orsino pines after Olivia. Her twin brother Sebastian, also aboard the ship, is nowhere to be found and Violaīelieves him dead. The beginning of the play finds Viola shipwrecked on the Illyrian coast and helped to shore by the captain. Is set in Illyria, and follows the story of the twins Viola and Sebastian. ![]() It is a comedy intended as entertainment at the end of the holiday season. ![]() William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, of What You Will, was written in 1601 or 1602 at the end of Christmastide. ![]()
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