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Duke wants Olivia who likes Sebastian who is really Viola whose brother is dating Monique so she hates Olivia who’s with Duke to make Sebastian jealous who is really Viola who’s crushing on Duke who thinks she’s a guy…

Everybody has a Everybody has a secret…secret…

Washed up on the shore of Illyria when her ship is wrecked in a storm, Viola decides to make her own way in the world. She disguises herself as a young man, calling herself "Cesario," and becomes a page to Duke Orsino. She ends up falling in love with Orsino—even as Olivia, the woman Orsino is courting, falls in love with Cesario.

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Olivia is courted by Orsino. She and Orsino are similar characters in that each seems to enjoy wallowing in his or her own misery. Viola’s arrival in the masculine guise of Cesario enables Olivia to break free of her self-indulgent melancholy.

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Orsino is lovesick for the beautiful Lady Olivia, but becomes more and more fond of his handsome new page boy, Cesario, who is actually a woman—Viola.

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Viola’s lost twin brother. When he arrives in Illyria, traveling with Antonio, his close friend and protector, Sebastian discovers that many people think that they know him. Furthermore, the beautiful Lady Olivia, whom he has never met, wants to marry him.

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“If music be the food of love, play on,Give me excess of it; that surfeiting,The appetite may sicken, and so die.”

Duke Orsino has convinced himself that he's insanely in love with a wealthy and resistant lady, who is in mourning for her brother and only annoyed by Orsino's inappropriate attentions. The duke's idea of a cure for his disease is to stuff himself sick with his own passions.

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“In my stars I am above thee; but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.”

What’s in a name?What’s in a name?

Twelfth NightTwelfth Night is the only one of is the only one of Shakespeare’s plays to have an Shakespeare’s plays to have an

alternative title: the play is actually alternative title: the play is actually called called Twelfth Night, or What You Twelfth Night, or What You Will.Will. Critics are divided over what Critics are divided over what the two titles mean, but “Twelfth the two titles mean, but “Twelfth

Night” is usually considered to be a Night” is usually considered to be a reference to Epiphany, or the twelfth reference to Epiphany, or the twelfth

night of the Christmas celebration night of the Christmas celebration (January 6). In Shakespeare’s day, (January 6). In Shakespeare’s day, this holiday was celebrated as a this holiday was celebrated as a festival in which everything was festival in which everything was

turned upside down—much like the turned upside down—much like the upside-down, chaotic world of Illyria upside-down, chaotic world of Illyria

in the play. in the play.

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He hath not told us of the He hath not told us of the captain yet. When that is captain yet. When that is known and golden time known and golden time convents, A solemn convents, A solemn combination shall be combination shall be made Of our dear souls.—made Of our dear souls.—Meantime, sweet sister, We Meantime, sweet sister, We will not part from hence. will not part from hence. Cesario, come, For so you Cesario, come, For so you shall be, while you are a shall be, while you are a man. But when in other man. But when in other habits you are habits you are seen, Orsino's mistress and seen, Orsino's mistress and his fancy's queen.his fancy's queen. www.princetoninfo.com

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