Twelfth Night - Paperback

by William Shakespeare (Author)

When Viola is separated from her twin brother Sebastian after a shipwreck, she takes on the guise of a boy to serve Orsino, the Duke of Illyria. Orsino is deeply inove with Olivia and Viola is sent to woo her on his behalf. She does this so successfully that she finds herself the object of Olivia's affections. Things get even more complicated with the arrival of Sebastian. Olivia's steward, Malvolio and uncle, Toby, add to the general confusion, trickery and deceit, in this, one of Shakespeare's funniest and most delightful plays.

Author Biography

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and in his twenties, went to London, where he had a successful career as a playwright, poet and dramatist. He was part owner of the famous acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, which later became known as The King's Men. The author of seminal works such as Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Macbeth and Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote numerous plays and sonnets which are read and celebrated all over the world, nearly five hundred years after his death.