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  1. www.sparknotes.com › twelfthnight › plot-analysisTwelfth Night: Full Play Analysis | SparkNotes

    Full Play Analysis. Twelfth Night is a play about desire’s power to override conventions of class, religion, and even gender. Several characters begin the play believing they want one thing, only to have love teach them they actually want something else. Orsino thinks he wants Olivia, until he falls in love with Viola (dressed as Cesario.)

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  2. www.litcharts.com › lit › twelfth-nightTwelfth Night Character Analysis | LitCharts

    • Viola (Cesario) The protagonist of Twelfth Night. An aristocratic woman, she is tossed up on the coast of Illyria by a shipwreck at the beginning of the play and disguises herself as the pageboy, Cesario… read analysis of Viola (Cesario)
    • Orsino. The Duke and ruler of Illyria. At the beginning of the play Orsino is obsessed by his unrequited love for Olivia . However, in the final scene, when Orsino discovers that Cesario is in fact… read analysis of Orsino.
    • Olivia. A beautiful noblewoman in Illyria. At the beginning of the play, she has rejected both Orsino and her ridiculous suitor, Sir Andrew Aguecheek. In mourning for her recently deceased brother, she has vowed not… read analysis of Olivia.
    • Sebastian. Viola's twin brother, whom she believes is lost at sea, and who likewise thinks she's dead. Sebastian is noble and capable of strong, deeply felt emotion, just like his sister.

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  5. www.rsc.org.uk › twelfth-night › characterTwelfth Night Detailed Character Information | Shakespeare ...

    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 ...

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  7. www.owleyes.org › text › twelfth-nightCharacter Analysis in Twelfth Night - Owl Eyes

    Olivia’s sadness and ardent commitment to keeping that sadness “fresh” in her “remembrance” can be seen as a pose of melancholy. Like Orsino who affects the tropes of love-sickness, Olivia plays the role of melancholy. Together, these two characters represent the two sides of theatrical performance: tragedy and comedy.

  8. www.sparknotes.com › twelfthnight › charactersTwelfth Night: Character List | SparkNotes

    Read an in-depth analysis of Antonio. A list of all the characters in Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night characters include: Viola, Orsino and Olivia, Malvolio, Sir Toby, Maria, Sebastian, Antonio.

  9. www.enotes.com › topics › twelfth-nightTwelfth Night Characters - eNotes.com

    The main characters in Twelfth Night are Viola, Sebastian, Orsino, Olivia, and Malvolio. Viola and Sebastian are twins who are separated after their ship wrecks near Illyria. Alone and believing ...