Twelfth Night

For twelve years now, the sorcerer Prospero has lived on a mysterious island inhabited by magical creatures, stripped of his crown and home by his usurping brother. But one day, a ship carrying all his enemies sets out to sea, and Prospero summons a magical storm to cast his foes onto his island…

The daughter of the King of Sicily, Leontes—saved from certain death as a baby—leads a peaceful life as a shepherdess in Bohemia and knows nothing of her noble origins. Yet the son of the King of Bohemia, Florizel, falls in love with her…

The Duke of Illyria is passionately in love with a young widow, Countess Olivia, and has no idea that his trusted young Cesario is in fact Viola—a girl who is hopelessly suffering for him, disguised as a man. But one day, Viola’s twin brother, Sebastian, appears in the city…

The plays “The Tempest,” “The Winter’s Tale,” and “Twelfth Night” were written during the period when an already recognized genius was creating with the hope that his works would be staged at the court of a devoted admirer of his talent, Queen Elizabeth I. Their lightness and charm, unexpected twists of plot, and exquisite humor—everything about Shakespeare’s later plays makes them beloved by both readers and directors.