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Viola's actions produce all of the play's momentum. She is a young woman of Messaline. In the beginning, Viola is found shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria and separated from her twin brother, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, the Sea Captain tells her that this place is ruled by the Duke Orsino, who is in love with Countess Olivia.
As Twelfth Night explores gender identity and sexual attraction, having a male actor play Viola enhanced the impression of androgyny and sexual ambiguity. [14] Some modern scholars believe that Twelfth Night, with the added confusion of male actors and Viola's deception, addresses gender issues "with particular immediacy". [15]
Orsino is the Duke of Illyria, loved by Viola but in love with Olivia, in Twelfth Night. Osric is a courtier, treated with contempt by Hamlet in Hamlet. Oswald is a servant of Gonerill, most noted for getting into fights and losing them, in King Lear. Othello is the title character of Othello. A Moorish general in the Venetian army, he is ...
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Viola finds Duke outside, who admits he has feelings for her, but insists on no more deception, which she promises. At the ball, Monique is escorted by Justin, Olivia by Sebastian, and Viola and Duke enter the stage late, but together, with Viola in her new dress, much to the joy of her mother. Viola and Duke share a kiss before joining the crowd.
Sebastian is the twin brother of Viola.After the beginning of the play, Viola mentions that her brother Sebastian is drowned in the sea. [1]The next appearance of Sebastian denies this, as he has been rescued by Antonio, a sea captain who looks after Sebastian at some risk to himself.
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Later, when Viola's twin brother Sebastian comes to Illyria, he is mistaken as Cesario by Olivia and is asked to marry her, to which he agrees. At the end of the play, when the confusion over the identities of Viola and her twin Sebastian is resolved, and Orsino discovers Viola's true identity, he agrees to take Viola as his wife.