Twelfth Night
Character Analysis
Duke Orsino
Personality
stubborn 1.1, 18-22
Orsino is stubborn because when curio asks him if he wants to hunt orsino respond by talking about how he loves Olivia an how determined he is despite Olivia rejecting him.
arrogant 2.4, 99-110
Orsino is arrogant because he thinks that no woman has a big enough of a heart for to hold his love .
obsessive 1.4, 14,16
Orsino is obsessive because he tells viola to go to someones house and if she is denied access, she must stand outside their house until she can see them.
weaknesses and flaws
moody 2.4,77-79
Orsino is moody because he calls Olivia cruel but in the next sentence he says his love her is pure and that shes attracted to her for herself not for her wealth.
masochistic 1.1, 1-15
Orsino displays masochist behaviour when he tells his musicians to keep playing despite the fact that it doesn't make him feel better.
tormented by feeling of love 1.1, 1-5
Orsino is tormented by the feeling of love because he states that he wants to get so much of it to the point he gets sick of it and stops loving.
Lady Olivia
Weakness and flaws
Depressed 1.1,27-32
Olivia is depressed because of her dead brother and wishes to not show her face for the next seven years in mourning for her brother.
Dramatic indulgence 1.1,27-32
Oilvia is a character who displays dramatic indulgence when she instantly falls in love with Cesario
impulsive 1.5,266 - 274
Olivia is impulsive because she says shes not using her head as shes already falling for Cesario.
Significant events
Death of her brother 1.1,30 - 31
We hear from Valnetine that the reason as to why Olivia is depressed and wishes to not show her face for the next seven years is because of her dead brother,
olivia develops feeling for cesario 1.5, 266 -274
Olivia states how she wishes Orsino was more like Cesario (Viola) and goes on how perfect and how attractive Cesario is.
Viola
Appearance
polite 1.2,49-52
Viola is polite because in text she compliments the captains appearance and personality.
blunt 1.5,171 ,174
Voila is blunt because she directly confronts olivia about her role and wants to fully say her speech despite Olivia telling her to get to the point.
vehement 1.5, 261- 264
Viola is vehement because she tells Olivia that she hopes Olivia falls in love with a man who does not love her and treats her love like a joke.
Attitude
determined 1.5,225-230
Viola is determined to get Olivia to accept Orsino's love despite her rejecting him many times because Viola loves Orsino.
resilient 1.2, 54-65
Viola is resilient because she convinces the captain to help her despite telling her at first that it would difficult to obtain a job for olivia.
insightful 2.2,15-20
Viola is insightful because she connects the dots and figures out that Olivia is actually in love with her as cesario.