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    from completely different ends of the class spectrum. Will Shakespeare is a “lowly player” with writer’s block searching for his muse and wealthy Viola De Lesseps who dreams of “love as there has never been in a play” are fortune’s fools as the viewer must come to realise that love cannot conquer all. Madden conveys the division between Will and Viola through use of dialogue‚ mis-en-scene‚ camera shots and costuming. It is through these techniques that as a twenty-first century viewer I became able

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    The love triangle occurs between Oliva‚ a noblewoman‚ Duke Orsino‚ and Viola‚ who is also disguised as a man named Cesario. Viola is in disguise as a man to work for Duke Orsino. The play progresses and Viola begins to fall for Orsino. However Orsino is in love with Olivia. Orsino sends Cesario/Viola over to Oliva’s home in attempts to “whoo” her. Olivia begins to fall for Cesario. Eventually everyone figures out that Viola is a woman because her twin‚ Sebastian enters the picture. However there

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    and loves him a lot during the play. "Viola: To woo your lady. [Aside] Yet a barful strife! Whoe’er I woo‚ myself would be his wife. Viola is a true lover because she is very sincere to Orsino throughout the play; moreover‚ obediently carries out Orsino’s orders to woo Olivia; she tells Olivia what genuine love really is like and she is willing to die for love. There was another true love situation; however‚ this time Viola was on the receiving end. Viola was given the job to woo Olivia‚ it went

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    triangles. One example of this may be the Orsino‚ Olivia‚ Viola‚ Sebastian triangle. Although Orsino seemed to have a passionate love for Olivia‚ Viola is another obvious candidate for his affection. Through out Viola’s time as Cesario‚ Orsino’s feelings for her seem to come out more and more. Viola is a good friend to Orsino‚ knows him quite well and likes him for himself‚ not his money or looks. Despite several lies and misunderstandings‚ Viola [aka Cesario] stayed loyal to Orsino. This proving she

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    real‚ pure‚ unselfish love is. In "Twelfth Night" by Shakespeare‚ Viola‚ disguised as a man‚ has found herself in love with her master. Her love for the Duke Orsino is so great that she sacrifices her chances to be with him just so she can make him happy. This story of love shows through Viola’s character that love is not just an attraction to another person‚ it is a undying passion and loyalty to make the other person happy. Viola is probably the most loyal person in the play other than Antonio

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    and disadvantage at the same time in Twelfth Night. After a shipwreck in Ilyria‚ Viola becomes alone as thinking that her twin brother is drowned in the sea. Viola decides to cress-dress to find herself a safe haven to live and survive. She becomes a messenger for the Duke Orsino as a boy and becomes Cesario. Cesario fetches messages from Orsino to mournful Olivia whom Orsino is in love with. While Viola finds herself a safe place and a job‚ she comes across a difficult situation because

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    Duke Orsino and Viola. The love between them never started as a normal love because Viola always met Duke in the disguise of a male named Cesario and Duke found Cesario a trustworthy person and uses him as an intermediary to confess his passionate love before Olivia. While conveying the messages of Duke to Olivia‚ Viola fell in love with Duke‚ in spite of knowing that there is no chance of Duke to fall for her. Interestingly the situations took a dramatic turn and Duke and Viola eventually got married

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      after a terrible shipwreck. Unable to find her brother‚ Viola disguises herself as a man  named Cesario and begins working for the nobleman‚ Duke Orsino. Soon after‚ the  Duke begins to confide in Cesario about his deep affections for Lady Olivia and his  ongoing wish to marry her. However‚ Olivia does not return this sentiment and has  sworn off marriage while mourning the death of her dear brother. Under the orders of  the Duke‚ Viola goes to Lady Olivia in pursuit to convince her to marry Orsino

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    metaphor is captured through the descriptions of “breathes upon a bank of violets‚ stealing and giving odor” holding strong imagery of a beautiful meadow of violets. On a second reading‚ it’s possible to link the idea of unknown‚ unrequited love for Viola‚ as ‘Viola’ and ‘Violets’ may have a subtle language connection. Alliteration of “it came o’er my ear like the sweet sound” appeals to the senses and follows along with the beauty of love that is captured through Orsino’s metaphoric speech. Mid-way through

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    Many of the social issues that were dominant during the Renaissance are present in William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night. The relationships between Viola/Cesairo and Olivia‚ Orsino and Viola/Cesairo and Antonio and Sebastian create an immense amount of tension for the characters and audience to deal with because‚ their relationships conflict with the dominant heteronormative ideology of the time. The heteronormative ideology consists of the belief that to be accepted into society a person must

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