Viola most likely deceives the most people by disguising herself as a man, not as a way to manipulate people and get what she wants, but she does it as a way of survival. She originally did it so she could get a job performing and singing in Orsino’s court. But Orsino started taking a liking to Cesario, and started to get her to do his work, like by using Cesario to confess his love to Olivia, because prior to that he only had old men confessing his love, and Viola looked like a young man. Olivia is wealthy noble, and when …show more content…
As the play goes on Orsino keeps getting Cesario to go back to Olivia to confess his love even more. Olivia is still in love with Cesario and Viola still loves Orsino. Sir Andrew Aguecheek notices that Olivia really likes Cesario, and Sir Andrew gets upset about this, he ends up writing a letter to Cesario about how he challenges her to have a duel to the death. When they first start Sir Andrew thinks Cesario is a good fighter, and Cesario thinks Sir Andrew is too. But in reality neither of them are. Part way through the conflict Antonio comes across this predicament, Cesario accidentally tricks Antonio into thinking she is her twin brother, Sebastian, who happens to look nearly identical. Antonio comes to help Cesario, but shortly after Illyrian guards come by to arrest Antonio for piracy, Antonio still thinks Cesario is Sebastian and asks for his coin purse back, Cesario tells him she has no clue who he is, and offers money to him, He declines and gets taken away by the guards. Cesario leaves shortly after this, and