Was ihr wollt

Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked and washed up on two different shores of Illyria. Viola disguises herself as a man and takes on the name Cesario, entering the service of Duke Orsino. He is unhappy because the Countess Olivia, whom he loves, does not return his affections. Orsino now sends his new servant Cesario as a love messenger to Olivia. She is moved by Cesario's appearance and spontaneously confesses her love to him, which he (that is, Viola) rejects. By chance, Olivia later encounters Sebastian, who has also been rescued from the shipwreck, mistaking him for her beloved Cesario due to his resemblance, and finds mutual love with him. Meanwhile, Viola, the true Cesario, has long since fallen in love with Orsino. In Olivia's house, her drunken uncle Sir Toby is taking charge and is after his niece's money. Together with the chambermaid Maria and the foolish suitor Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Sir Toby stages a gleeful, bitter comedy against the arrogant steward Malvolio.

The world premiere of "What You Will" took place in 1601 or 1602 under the title "Twelfth Night, or What You Will." The original title is a reference to the night of Epiphany as the conclusion of the twelve nights of Christmas. In Shakespeare's time, this start of the carnival season was already celebrated with masquerades, disguises, and pranks.

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