In many ways Twelfth Night is a traditional Elizabthan romantic comedy; one in which 'true love' triumphs over all of the obstacles placed in its way. Orsino loves Olivia who loves Orsino. Viola, who has disguised herself as a man following the shipwreck that landed her on Orsino's shore has an identical twin brother who has apparently been lost at see since that storm. It Is a tale of self deception, of petty follies and retaliatory cruelty but also one in which 'all's well that ends well.'