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See below for a full list of all the characters in Twelfth Night: ORSINO, Duke of Illyria. OLIVIA, a rich Countess. VIOLA, in love with the Duke. SIR TOBY BELCH, Uncle to Olivia. SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK. MALVOLIO, Steward to Olivia. MARIA, Olivia’s Woman. SEBASTIAN, Brother to Viola.
Viola. Like most of Shakespeare’s heroines, Viola is a tremendously likable figure. She has no serious faults, and we can easily discount the peculiarity of her decision to dress as a man, since it sets the entire plot in motion. She is the character whose love seems the purest. The other characters’ passions are fickle: Orsino jumps from ...
Antonio is a sea captain. He rescued Sebastian from the shipwreck and follows him when they arrive in Illyria. The following activity is a great way to introduce the characters and ideas from the play for the first time. Discovering the Characters (2017) The activity can be found on pages 3-4 and takes approximately 30 minutes. Learn more about ...
Jul 26, 2020 · Twelfth Night is the ninth in a series of comedies Shakespeare wrote during the 1590s that includes The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice, and As You Like It and is a masterful synthesis of them all, unsurpassed in the artistry of its execution. In recognizing the barriers to love it ...
In Shakespeare’s time, a woman of Olivia’s social status would have been expected to marry to form the right alliances rather than for love. Orsino is described throughout the play as an attractive, wealthy and decent man, but Olivia is confident in her rejection of him. Instead she falls desperately in love with Orsino’s young servant ...
There are lots of characters in Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play.
There are lots of characters in Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. Take an in-depth look at the main ones identifying their key attributes and relationships and analysing their part in the play.
