Some humans, are in love with other people and others are just in love with the idea of love. In the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, depending on the characters and their attractions to another, love is simultaneously blind as well as clear. Viola is in love with Orsino even though Orsino is blind to her love because he thinks she is a young man. Duke Orsino has blind love for Olivia because he is in love with the idea of love. Antonio clearly has strong affectionate feelings toward Sebastian, but it is unclear whether the two are lovers or just close friends.
Viola’s love for Orsino seems to be true love, but Orsino is blind to this love because he thinks Viola is actually a guy. Viola is in love with Orsino, for who he is, and …show more content…
Orsino’s love however, differs from Viola’s because he is in love with the idea of love rather than Olivia as a person. The second Orsino sees Olivia he knows right away he wants “that.” He says, “O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first, Methought she purged the air of pestilence. That instant was I turned into a hart, And my desires like fell and cruel hounds, E’ir since pursue me” (1.1.20-24). When Orsino first saw Olivia he thought she was the most beautiful women he had ever seen, and even her presence could heal the plague. He is more in love with the idea of love because he couldn’t see Olivia for who she actually is: he sees an idealized version. Orsino does not think for a second there is a chance Olivia wouldn’t reciprocate his same feelings. “O, she that hath a heart of that fine frame. To pay this debt of love but to a brother, How will she love when the rich golden shaft hath killed the flock of all affections else. That live in her” (1.1.35-37). Orsino says Olivia’s seven year mourning is minor, and because she reacted so strongly she will react even stronger when she falls in love with him. Orsino thinks highly of himself and he is so desperately in search of love the second he finds a woman who seems suitable, it’s suddenly …show more content…
Viola’s love for Orsino is obvious but he is blind to her love. Orsino is in love with the idea of love. Sebastian is blind to Antonio’s love for him, whether it's in a friend way or a romantic sense. Romeo and Juliet and The Twelfth Night are similar, both plays written by William Shakespeare. Both plays are stories about forbidden love where men fall in love with beautiful women. In Romeo and Juliet Romeo is madly in love with Rosaline but but then falls madly in love with Juliet, similarly Orsino first wants olivia but then ends up marrying Viola. Neither Orsino or Romeo end up with who they love, Romeo ends up killing himself because he thinks Juliet is dead and Orsino marries Cesario (Viola) after being in love with Olivia. Romeo and Juliet are madly in love but they cannot be together because of their feuding families. Viola can’t show her love for Duke Orsino because she is pretending to be a
Viola’s love for Orsino seems to be true love, but Orsino is blind to this love because he thinks Viola is actually a guy. Viola is in love with Orsino, for who he is, and …show more content…
Orsino’s love however, differs from Viola’s because he is in love with the idea of love rather than Olivia as a person. The second Orsino sees Olivia he knows right away he wants “that.” He says, “O, when mine eyes did see Olivia first, Methought she purged the air of pestilence. That instant was I turned into a hart, And my desires like fell and cruel hounds, E’ir since pursue me” (1.1.20-24). When Orsino first saw Olivia he thought she was the most beautiful women he had ever seen, and even her presence could heal the plague. He is more in love with the idea of love because he couldn’t see Olivia for who she actually is: he sees an idealized version. Orsino does not think for a second there is a chance Olivia wouldn’t reciprocate his same feelings. “O, she that hath a heart of that fine frame. To pay this debt of love but to a brother, How will she love when the rich golden shaft hath killed the flock of all affections else. That live in her” (1.1.35-37). Orsino says Olivia’s seven year mourning is minor, and because she reacted so strongly she will react even stronger when she falls in love with him. Orsino thinks highly of himself and he is so desperately in search of love the second he finds a woman who seems suitable, it’s suddenly …show more content…
Viola’s love for Orsino is obvious but he is blind to her love. Orsino is in love with the idea of love. Sebastian is blind to Antonio’s love for him, whether it's in a friend way or a romantic sense. Romeo and Juliet and The Twelfth Night are similar, both plays written by William Shakespeare. Both plays are stories about forbidden love where men fall in love with beautiful women. In Romeo and Juliet Romeo is madly in love with Rosaline but but then falls madly in love with Juliet, similarly Orsino first wants olivia but then ends up marrying Viola. Neither Orsino or Romeo end up with who they love, Romeo ends up killing himself because he thinks Juliet is dead and Orsino marries Cesario (Viola) after being in love with Olivia. Romeo and Juliet are madly in love but they cannot be together because of their feuding families. Viola can’t show her love for Duke Orsino because she is pretending to be a