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''Twelfth Night, or What You Will''〔Use of spelling, capitalization, and punctuation in the First Folio:"Twelfe Night, Or what you will" 〕 is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as a boy) falls in love with Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with the Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion,〔"Shakespeare, having tackled the theatrical problems of providing ''Twelfth Night'' with effective musical interludes, found his attitude toward his material changed. An episodic story became in his mind a thing of dreams and themes." Thomson, Peter. ''Shakespeare's Theater''. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983, p. 94. ISBN 0-710-09480-9.〕 with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first recorded performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio. ==Characters== * Viola - Sebastian's twin sister, a shipwrecked young lady, the heroine of the play, later disguised as a young man named Cesario. * Sebastian – Viola's twin brother, supposedly drowned in the shipwreck, but actually alive and visiting Illyria. * Duke Orsino – Duke of Illyria * Olivia – a wealthy countess * Malvolio – steward in the household of Olivia * Maria – Olivia's gentlewoman * Sir Toby Belch – Olivia's uncle * Sir Andrew Aguecheek – a rich man who Sir Toby brings to be Olivia's wooer * Feste – the clown, or jester, of Olivia's household * Fabian – a servant and friend to Sir Toby * Antonio – a captain and friend to Sebastian * Valentine and Curio – gentlemen attending on the Duke * A Servant of Olivia * Captain of the Wrecked Ship – friend to Viola 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Twelfth Night」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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