Twelfth Night Character Relationships | Shakespeare Learning ...
Viola is in love with Orsino, who is in love with Olivia. ‘My master loves her dearly, / And I. poor monster, fond as much on him, / And she, mistaken, seems to dote on me.’ (Viola, 2.2) When Olivia realises that she has married Sebastian, who is Viola’s twin brother, she seems happy to accept the situation and Viola is relieved that she ...
Twelfth Night - Act 5, scene 1 | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · Viola goes into service with Count Orsino of Illyria, disguised as a young man, “Cesario.” Orsino sends Cesario to woo the Lady Olivia on his behalf, but Olivia falls in love with Cesario.
Twelfth Night - Act 2, scene 4 | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · In conversation about the capacities for love in men and in women, Viola expresses her love for Orsino through a story about “Cesario’s sister.” Orsino becomes curious about this sister’s fate, but then turns back to his own longings and sends Cesario once again to visit Olivia.
Twelfth Night - Act 1, scene 5 | Folger Shakespeare Library
Jul 31, 2015 · In conversation about the capacities for love in men and in women, Viola expresses her love for Orsino through a story about “Cesario’s sister.” Orsino becomes curious about this sister’s fate, but then turns back to his own longings and sends Cesario once again to visit Olivia.
Viola Character Analysis in Twelfth Night - SparkNotes
The audience, like Orsino, can only answer with an emphatic yes. Viola’s chief problem throughout the play is one of identity. Because of her disguise, she must be both herself and Cesario.
Twelfth Night: Orsino Quotes - SparkNotes
Orsino explain to Viola/Cesario why she is the right person to woo Olivia on his behalf. The quote is ironic because Orsino knows that there is something special about Cesario, but he misunderstands what it is.
Orsino Character Analysis in Twelfth Night - LitCharts
However, in the final scene, when Orsino discovers that Cesario is in fact the woman, Viola —and that Olivia has already married Viola's twin brother, Sebastian —he quickly proposes to Viola.