Twelfth Night Ambiguity
Shakespeare’s point about love; one expressing the lengths some will go to achieve happiness through love, the fluidity of love overall, as well as some motives that engender certain action- in the pursuit of love or happiness. Shakespeare does the audience a favor and informs them of love; with a message- love isn’t all love towards each other, nor that love’s ambiguity could ever be single in concept. Shakespeare places special emphasis on genuine love, love of love, and false love. All there, becoming more and more evident throughout the play. Although a strange play; with cross-dressers, homoerotic attractions, and strange ambitions, his message became clear.
Although “The Twelfth Night” creates an atmosphere of confusion and ambiguity
between attractions and motives for chasing love, the audience is quick to understand Viola’s love for Orsino. Living through Cesario, Viola is quick to find her employer attractive. Although Cesario’s purpose was to court Duke Orsino, it becomes evident that it will be a challenge for her. The audience is made aware of this attraction in act , scene 4, “...Whoe’er I woo, myself would be his wife.”. Despite having official eyes for Olivia, Orsino becomes more and more attracted to Cesario- homoerotic thoughts. Orsino loves the person Cesario (Viola) is and not necessarily the gender. Shakespeare's point with this sort of love, was to express how genuine love focuses on the characteristics of personality and how that triumphs physical characteristics and or barrier. Orsino later married Viola, after exposing her real identity.
Love and Love is depicted in several characters, primarily Olivia and Duke Orsino. It becomes more and more evident throughout the novel, neither are looking for a love specific with any party, but rather love itself. More as procedure people of their status must adhere to. Although meant to be courted to each other, neither Oliva nor Orsino, seem to pursue a love for eachother. Infact, Duke Orsino, expresses his love for himself rather than olivia; “
Although “The Twelfth Night” creates an atmosphere of confusion and ambiguity
between attractions and motives for chasing love, the audience is quick to understand Viola’s love for Orsino. Living through Cesario, Viola is quick to find her employer attractive. Although Cesario’s purpose was to court Duke Orsino, it becomes evident that it will be a challenge for her. The audience is made aware of this attraction in act , scene 4, “...Whoe’er I woo, myself would be his wife.”. Despite having official eyes for Olivia, Orsino becomes more and more attracted to Cesario- homoerotic thoughts. Orsino loves the person Cesario (Viola) is and not necessarily the gender. Shakespeare's point with this sort of love, was to express how genuine love focuses on the characteristics of personality and how that triumphs physical characteristics and or barrier. Orsino later married Viola, after exposing her real identity.
Love and Love is depicted in several characters, primarily Olivia and Duke Orsino. It becomes more and more evident throughout the novel, neither are looking for a love specific with any party, but rather love itself. More as procedure people of their status must adhere to. Although meant to be courted to each other, neither Oliva nor Orsino, seem to pursue a love for eachother. Infact, Duke Orsino, expresses his love for himself rather than olivia; “