Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night follows the outline of Elizabethan comedy as it has the elements of mistaken identity, separated twins, and gender-crossing disguise. With these elements comes the dramatic irony that contributes to the comedic effect of the play. Perhaps the most salient example of dramatic irony is the disguise of Viola, who is saved after being shipwrecked by a captain who puts in to shore on Illyria. After learning that the captain knows...:
