Twelfth Night characters
Viola is rightly considered as one of Shakespeare's most charming female characters. It is not easy for her to balance between the melancholic duke and the aggressive Olivia. The mission of Viola is to maintain harmony in this world. The girl is distinguished by ingenuity and resourcefulness...
Count Orsino represents a melancholic person that knows a lot about music and painting. He uses elegant phrases and comparisons. Before us is a real nobleman, a handsome, rich and faithful courtier. It is characterized by manifestations of sentimentality and excessive amorousness. After catching...
The character of Sebastian is a very amiable hero. He is handsome, young and of noble origin. It is noteworthy that at the beginning of the play Sebastian takes a passive position. He serves as a memory of the terrible shipwreck in which his sister Viola died. On his rescue, the audience will find...
Sir Toby Belch is represented by a mundane, cheerful fat man. He is witty, ironic, does not give up drinking. He is ready to compose humorous numbers and present them to the public. Sir Toby evaluates people not by their appearance, but by their inner content. This is vividly demonstrated by the...
The mission of Malvolio is to bring to the play an element of drama and realism. He is gloomy, practical and serious. He does not allow himself to have fun because for him it is just an idle use of time. He appreciates the respect for decency, good tone, and decency. But Malvolio is not devoid of...
Sir Andrew Aguecheek is depicted as a tall and thin gentleman with a balding head. He is naive and stupid. Shakespeare describes him as a man who is easily deceived. It would be surprising to assume seriously that Olivia, a prominent and wealthy woman, pay attention to such an ugly bridegroom...
Like a lot of comical characters in Shakespeare's plays, Feste is called not only to entertain the viewer. If you remember that Illyria is a country of an eternal feast, it becomes clear why in those times the “allowed” fools are so appreciated. He is an intelligent, resourceful...
Olivia is a quite emotional heroine. She could be called a female incarnation of Count Orsino. After her brother’s death, she promises to renounce all earthly things and go to the monastery for seven years. If Viola enchants with her cheerfulness, then Olivia strikes her melancholy. This...