Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare

Classic comedy

Twelfth Night

After a shipwreck separates her from her twin Sebastian, Viola disguises herself as the young man Cesario and enters Duke Orsino's service in Illyria. Orsino sends Cesario to court the mourning Olivia, but Olivia falls for the messenger while Viola privately loves the duke. The twins' eventual collision compounds the romantic confusion, while a cruel household prank against the self-important Malvolio gives the comedy a sharper edge. Musical, witty, and bittersweet, this play suits readers who enjoy mistaken identities, tangled love, wordplay, unruly revelers, and comedies where disguise exposes how desire ignores the categories people try to impose on it.

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Grief, shipwreck, deception, romantic pursuit, alcohol use, and period attitudes

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Tailor's Raspberry Lemonade

Raspberry lemonade gives Viola's romantic masquerade a bright companion, with the tailor's name nodding to her change of clothes and identity.

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Stir lemon juice and raspberry syrup with cold water. Serve over ice.
Garnish: Lemon wheel and raspberries.
Glassware: Highball glass.

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Dark Lady Blackberry Fizz

For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.

For adult readers, a blackberry fizz makes a playful Shakespearean toast to Viola's disguise and Illyria's tangled affections.