Which Shakespearean comedy is set in the kingdom of Illyria and begins with a shipwreck?
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Correct answer: Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night begins with Viola being washed ashore in Illyria. Believing her twin brother Sebastian has drowned, she disguises herself as a eunuch named Cesario to serve Duke Orsino.
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