Twelfth Night is a comedy genre short story beautifully written by William Shakespeare. It tells about love and disguise of a girl named Viola. The story begins when Viola and Sebastian, twin brother and sister who were in a shipwreck of a long ship journey. It is stated in paragraph 1, line 5, “for they were shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, as they were making a sea-voyage together.” Viola then taught that her brother was dead, and she was saved and arrived in a strange country named Illyria which is governed by Orsino. In this foreign country, which was far away from her home, Viola found her love, which would be a triangle love, and she also disguised as a man named Cesario. Hence, this essay will obviously tell about the Viola’s love and her disguise as a man.
Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, was in love with Olivia, a fair Lady who actually rejected his love. Olivia was a daughter of a count who died twelve months ago. Her father left her to her brother protection, but her brother was also dead in a short time after her father’s death. Viola heard about the Lady from the captain of the ship, and she wanted to serve the Lady. However, the Lady would not accept anyone to come to her house since her brother’s death. Viola then had another project in her mind that she wanted to disguise as a man named Cesario, which the appearance was just like her brother Sebastian, in order to serve the Duke, Orsino. “Then Viola formed another project in her mind, which was, in a man’s habit, to serve the Duke Orsino as a page.” (paragraph 6; line 6).
She then asked the captain to furnish her the apparel which had the same fashion and color that Sebastian used to wear. Furthermore, she was entrusted by the Duke to help him in his effort to court the Lady. He told all the secrets of his heart to the disguised girl as she showed her faithfulness to him. When Cesario came to Olivia’s house, she said that she could not love him. It is stated in paragraph 36; line 1, “I cannot love him.” She knew that the Duke’s was virtuous, but she could not love him. Otherwise, she suddenly had an impression of young Cesario, as stated “that she resolved to court the love of young Cesario” (paragraph 41 ; line 10).
On another place, Sebastian was still alive as he was saved by a sea-captain of another ship named Antonio. Sebastian curiously wanted to visit the Orsino’s palace. Afterward, Antonio brought him to Illyria although he knew that there were many of his enemies. Finally, they had landed to Illyria. Since Sebastian appearance was just the same with Cesario, he then was asked by Olivia to get married. She did not know that Cesario she wanted to marry was Sebastian. Subsequently, Sebastian married with Olivia, whom considered him as Cesario, as revealed in paragraph 64; line 10 “for another Cesario entered, and addressed Olivia as his wife. This new Cesario was Sebastian, the real husband of Olivia.”
On another place, Sebastian was still alive as he was saved by a sea-captain of another ship named Antonio. Sebastian curiously wanted to visit the Orsino’s palace. Afterward, Antonio brought him to Illyria although he knew that there were many of his enemies. Finally, they had landed to Illyria. Since Sebastian appearance was just the same with Cesario, he then was asked by Olivia to get married. She did not know that Cesario she wanted to marry was Sebastian. Subsequently, Sebastian married with Olivia, whom considered him as Cesario, as revealed in paragraph 64; line 10 “for another Cesario entered, and addressed Olivia as his wife. This new Cesario was Sebastian, the real husband of Olivia.”
On another side, Orsino, who was disappointed to Olivia’s marriage with Sebastian, had great attention to Viola as she charmingly changed into a fair lady from her disguise as Cesario. He viewed her very beautiful woman in a woman’s attire. After that, he revealed that he wanted to make Viola his wife as she had said she loved him many times and was really faithful of being a page. It can be seen in paragraph 66; line 11, “he resolved to make Viola his wife” and in paragraph 67 ; line 4, “you shall now be your master’s mistress, and Orsino’s true duchess.” Finally, Viola married with Orsino, and Sebastian married with Olivia on the same day.
To make it brief, this beautiful short story attractively told about Viola and Sebastian, twin brother and sister who got an accident as their ship was sunk at sea. However, it brought them into a fortune. He and she arrived in a foreign country by different time. Viola, who arrived first, was falling in love with Orsino, the Duke of the foreign country, Illyria. Furthermore, Viola disguised as a man named Cesario who later was a page of Orsino to help him express his love to a fair Lady named Olivia. Olivia then fell in love with Cesario, which was actually Sebastian who was rescued of the accident by Antonio. Olivia and Sebastian then got married, and Orsino also married Viola as he was totally interested in her because her beauty and faithfulness. As a final point, the fortune of them is that Viola was a princess of the Duke Orsino, and Sebastian was a husband of the fair Lady Olivia.
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