I Don T Care Play Analysis

The song “I Don’t Care” by Fall Out Boy, accurately represents Olivia’s innermost thoughts. Pete Wentz, the artist who wrote the song, said that “I Don’t Care” is a narcissist’s anthem, which is exactly what Olivia is. When the reader first meets Olivia, she is mourning her brother’s death and promises to do so (and swear off men) for 7 years. However it is later revealed that these feelings and promises are not very genuine, because as soon as she meets Cesario, she changes into cheerful clothing to greet him, completely forgetting about her brother. The line “I don’t care what you think as long as it’s about me” once again, connects to Olivia’s unrequited love for Cesario amazingly. And not only that but the thoughts that go through her head as well. She does not care how or what Cesario thinks of her, she just cares that he does. This is evident when Olivia confesses her love to Cesario to which he says “I pity you” and she replies with “That’s a degree to love.” [III.i.114-115] …show more content…
The line “All by my self” explains the state the reader meets Olivia in, mourning her brother and broken hearted. We also learn through a conversation between the sea captain and Viola [I.ii.35-40] that not only has she lost her brother, but her father has passed away some time ago. The line “All by myself, don't want to be all by myself anymore, all by myself, don't want to live all by myself anymore” explains how loneliness is not pleasant which Olivia has first hand experience with. Even the sad, slow beat of the song shows how Olivia’s life must have felt like; depressing and