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Viola’s twin, Sebastian is rescued from the sea by Antonio. He believes his sister drowned in the shipwreck. Later, Sebastian is mistaken for Cesario (his sister in disguise) and is attacked by ...
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.)
Mar 29, 2024 · Alvin B. Kernan. Twelfth Night, comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1600–02 and printed in the First Folio of 1623 from a transcript of an authorial draft or possibly a playbook. One of Shakespeare’s finest comedies, Twelfth Night precedes the great tragedies and problem plays in order of.
Nov 21, 2023 · The minor character Antonio in Twelfth Night saves the male half of the twins, Sebastian, from drowning and immediately falls in love with him. Sebastian throughout the play shows gratitude to his ...
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Jul 31, 2015 · Characters in the Play ; Entire Play Twelfth Night—an allusion to the night of festivity preceding the Christian celebration of the Epiphany—combines love, confusion, mistaken identities, and joyful discovery.After the twins Sebastian and Viola survive a shipwreck, neither knows that the other is alive. Viola goes into service with Count ...
Jul 31, 2015 · Characters in the Play ; Entire Play Twelfth Night—an allusion to the night of festivity preceding the Christian celebration of the Epiphany—combines love, confusion, mistaken identities, and joyful discovery.After the twins Sebastian and Viola survive a shipwreck, neither knows that the other is alive. Viola goes into service with Count ...
Orsino, Duke or Count of Illyria. Though his title in the play is disputed, Orsino is the ruler of Illyria, with some naval experience behind him. He is lovesick for the Lady Olivia, who will not return his affections; Viola is taken into his service, as the boy Cesario, and is quickly taken into his confidence and tries to woo Olivia for him.
