Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Genre: comedy

After a violent shipwreck scatters her family, Viola washes ashore in the strange country of Illyria, grieving and alone - and determined to survive. Disguising herself as a young man named Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino, a nobleman consumed by longing for the aloof Countess Olivia. Orsino sends Cesario to plead his case, but the mission ignites a tangle of mistaken identities and divided loyalties: Olivia unexpectedly falls for Cesario, while Viola quietly falls for Orsino, trapped by the very disguise that keeps her safe. Meanwhile, in Olivia's household, witty servants and foolish would-be suitors fan the chaos into outright comedy, plotting pranks, forging letters, and turning social ambition into slapstick. As music, revelry, and sharp wordplay swirl through Illyria, characters wrestle with what they desire versus who they appear to be, and the line between romance and ridicule grows thin. Twelfth Night is a sparkling tale of love and illusion, where masks - chosen or forced - test friendship, dignity, and the courage it takes to be seen.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:32:55) Chapter 2

(01:07:55) Chapter 3

(01:43:06) Chapter 4

(01:54:57) Chapter 5

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