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Finding herself alone with the Captain, Viola assumes that her twin brother, Sebastian, with whom she was traveling, is dead. Grieving, she learns from the Captain—who, by chance, was born in Illyria—about the region, and decides that she would like to conceal her identity and offer her services to this Lady. However, after the Captain ...
Twelfth Night is sometimes called a "transvestite comedy" for the obvious reason that its central character is a young woman, Viola, who disguises herself as a pageboy, Cesario. In Shakespeare's time, Viola's part, like all the parts in Twelfth Night, would have been played by a man, because women were not allowed to act.
Aug 3, 2022 · Antonio. "Antonio never yet was thief or pirate". Hailey Bachrach. Aug 03, 2022. 5. It’s Antonio August for real now, and it’s time for another Antonio with a mysterious ending: Antonio of Twelfth Night. Sometimes called the gay pirate of Twelfth Night, Antonio is the sea captain who rescues Sebastian, leading lady Viola’s twin brother ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 3, scene 3. Scene 3. Synopsis: Antonio, having followed Sebastian, explains the incident in his past that keeps him from safely venturing into the streets of Orsino’s city. Giving his money to Sebastian, Antonio sets off to their inn while Sebastian goes off to see the sights. Enter Sebastian and Antonio.
Scene 3. The action returns to Sebastian and Antonio in scene 3. Antonio has joined Sebastian in Illyria. He is unwilling to leave Sebastian “unguided and unfriended” in a strange land ...
Markus Gann/Shutterstock.com. Antonio is a sea captain who rescues Sebastian from the breach of the sea after the shipwreck (II.1.16). He is a wanted man in Illyria after he engaged in a sea-fight (III.3.26) with ships of Count Orsino. Despite the danger he faces in Illyria, he follows Sebastian and lends him his purse.
