Off the coast of the country of Illyria, a storm has caused a terrible shipwreck. A young woman named Viola is swept onto the Illyrian shore. Finding herself alone in a strange land, she assumes that her twin brother, Sebastian has been drowned in the wreck, and tries to figure out what sort of work she can do. A friendly sea captain tells her about a local nobleman, Count Orsino who is currently courting a …showed first 75 words of 498 total…

…showed last 75 words of 498 total…same place at the same time, and all is revealed. Orsino realizes that he loves Viola/"Cesario," now that he knows she is a woman, and asks her to marry him. We discover that Sir Toby and Maria have also been married somewhere private. Finally, someone remembers Malvolio, and lets him out of the dark room. The trick is revealed in full, and the embittered Malvolio storms off, leaving the happy couples to their celebration.