Viola

Danielle Siboni Theatre 325 10/21/7 Twelfth Night Backwards and Forwards Analysis Act 5 Scene 1: Orsino discovers Viola is actually a girl and will marry her and Sebastian and Oliva end up getting married as well. Act 4 Scene 3: Sebesation is trying to make sense of what has happened and Olivia ends up asking Sebastian to marry him and he agrees. Act 4 Scene 2: Maria and Sir Toby have locked Malvolio up in a dark chamber to cure his madness. Act 4 Scene 1:Feste runs to get Olivia, who stops…

Although Viola is disguised as a man it does not change the fact that she is a woman who takes on the role as acting as a man. For example, when Cesario/Viola first meets with Olivia he/she is asked what he/she would do if they were in Orsino’s position of being refused by the one he loves (Shakespeare 1203). Cesario/Viola responds, “Make me a willow cabin at your gate / And call upon my soul within the house” (Shakespeare 1203). Viola is envisioning what she would do if…

the case that the main characters name is Viola. The movie illustrates the need for Viola to play for and be accepted by a soccer team. In the play, Viola is shipwrecked and is searching to find a viable source of income in a part of the world she doesn't know. In both adaptations, Viola dresses as a boy to achieve these goals. Viola isn't seeking love, just the solitude of trying to fit in and make it in a strange new world. Both the movie and play Viola are trying to do whatever it takes to…

genders by using Viola, and different characters, to prove that women and men are equally capable of a deep, honest Love, contrary to popular belief. Twelfth Night is a story that follows a woman named Viola who, shipwrecked, washes ashore and decides to disguise herself as a man named Cesario. Cesario becomes a servant to Orsino, the Duke of Illyria. Viola,…

tendency to feel attracted to things that are familiar to us, is this also true when it comes to love? In the play Twelfth Night written by William Shakespeare the play shows how the parallels between the two heroines lead to Violas success to woo Olivia. This is evident when Viola (Cesario) is able to sympathize with Olivia’s loss of a brother which allows the two heroines to construct a deep bond with each other. The parallel that they both have to take on the role as the head of the family…

the fool, and Viola (disguised as Cesario) have the ability to move freely throughout different classes due to both of their ‘disguises’. These two personalities exhibit signs of clairvoyance, knowledge beyond expectation, as well as high intelligence. These traits are given specific attention in Act 3, Scene 1 through Feste and Viola (Cesario)’s exchange outside of Olivia’s property. The character of Feste is intriguing due to his occupation as a ‘fool’. Feste boasts to Viola that,…

sexual orientation. However, in the play Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Shakespeare creates Viola to manipulate gender ambiguities that allow her to express her true feelings and emotions to ultimately prove that gender is irrelevant in a relationship. Viola disguises herself as a man to gain agency in a world where it is hard for a woman to speak their mind. With the help from the captain, Viola begins her gender transformation: Conceal me what I am, and be my aid For such disguise as…

VIOLA'S HOME - CONTINUED ZANONI knocks at the door. Before VIOLA can speak ZANONI enters. He remains cold, aloof and unflattering. He hears the SOUND of the violin that still echoes in the walls and ceiling of the home. VIOLA PISANI I dreamt I saw you here last night. ZANONI I can hear the music from your father's endless playing. It touches every note as if he is standing here. VIOLA PISANI I hear it play in the night. Most of the time he communicated with me through his music... It was…

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare presents the difference between love and infatuation. Characters such as Antonio and Viola are shown as deeply caring and selfless, exhibiting true love with their actions, while other characters, such as Olivia and Orsino, display the self-centeredness of infatuation. The play shows that infatuation is self-centered and often involves strong but short-lived passion and emotion, whereas love is focused not on the self but on the person who is loved, and it…

characters to portray literal and figurative disguises in order to accomplish some sort of goal. This idea was exemplified and prevalent in The Twelfth Night; a Shakespearean comedy written between 1599 and 1601. In this play, the main protagonist, Viola, disguises herself upon arrival to the country of Illyria to search for her brother, Sebastian, who was lost and thought to be dead after a shipwreck and storm. She assumes the pseudonym of Cesario and disguises herself as a man. As a result,…