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Sebastian is noble and capable of strong, deeply felt emotion, just like his sister. The constant powerful love he shows while grieving and when reunited with Viola contrasts Orsino's and Olivia's relatively frivolous emotions. He is also the only major character in the play who never engages in deception.
Sebastian. Sebastian plays a critical role in first complicating, and then resolving the central conflict, even though we know little about his feelings or motivations. After surviving the shipwreck with the help of Antonio, Sebastian has no clear purpose or plan, but decides he is “bound to the Count Orsino’s court” (2.1.).
Malvolio. Malvolio, whose name might be translated as ‘ill-will,’ is Olivia’s steward. Something of a puritan, he abhors disorder and drunkenness, along with bear-baiting and for that matter laughter: he does not smile. Read more ….
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 ...
Clothes are powerful in Twelfth Night. They can symbolize changes in gender—Viola puts on male clothes to be taken for a male— as well as class distinctions. When Malvolio fantasizes about becoming a nobleman, he imagines the new clothes that he will have. When Feste impersonates Sir Topas, he puts on a nobleman’s garb, even though ...
Viola is a character from Twelfth Night, a play written by William Shakespeare, an English playwright. Twelfth Night is a fast-paced comedy that contains romantic plots, mistaken identities and ...
