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Characters in Twelfth Night Duke Orsino Olivia Maria Sebastian Viola Valentine Sir Toby Belch Cesario Antonio Sir Andrew Aguecheek Curio Malvolio Feste Fabian

This drama is one of the great comedy plays by William Shakespeare. Viola cross dresses and takes the (male) name of Cesario. Viola enters the service of the Duke of Illyria, Orsino. Orsino longs for the love of a neighbouring countess, Olivia. Viola (Cesario) then falls in love with Orsino. To add to the farce Viola's (Cesario) identical twin, Sebastian, arrives on the scene. Living in Olivia’s household is her uncle, Sir Toby Belch, a merry character. The steward of the household is the conceited Malvolio. The plot features jealousy, mistaken identity, cross-dressing, fights and duels. In the end, Sebastian and Olivia fall in love and marry. Orsino realizes that it is Viola that he loves, and she agrees to marry him. Sir Toby Belch and Maria also decide to marry! Twelfth Night ends with everyone except Malvolio happy.