"Love Conquers All"
Through William Shakespeare's life, he has made himself famous by writing plays using the theme of love and its disruptive affect on his characters. In Twelfth Night, this style is continued and this romantic comedy illustrates and explores the emotion of love. Three characters discover that love can cause pain, and each one must untangle themselves from the love triangle they are caught in before anyone can find who they truly care for. "If music be the food of love, play on..." (pg 17, Act I, Scene I) The Duke Orsino says this, convinced that he has an undying love for the Countess Olivia, when really he is blind to see that his emotions and feelings towards her are untrue, that he is more in love with the idea of love than Olivia herself. Orsino is a partially selfish character, and he devotes himself to an ideal joy of his infatuation and doesn't do very much to try and encourage his target of love. In turn, Olivia refuses to see Orsino, and decides to ignore him completely, thinking she is almost "too good" for Orsino. As the story progresses, Orsino doesn't realize another kind of love developing for him... friendship. Cesario (Viola) has come to Illyria virtually unkno
Cesario, by the roses of the spring, By maidhood, honour, truth and everything, I love thee so. Another love scenario was developing for Viola, only she was on the receiving end. They soon all discover that Cesario is really Viola, and Orsino, knowing how faithful she was to him, wants to take her for his wife. Olivia realizes she has married Sebastian, and because both Viola and Sebastian are so similar, she feels she can love Sebastian the same way. Viola can't help herself from truly loving Orsino and finds herself trying hard not to say anything or touch him in a way that would make him think she was even the slightest bit infatuated. As his servant, he has also asked her to send his messages of love to Olivia. Meanwhile, Viola has fallen for Orsino. Shakespeare proclaims love in many interesting ways in Twelfth Night. Olivia soon makes a helpless excuse to make Cesario come again to her, that he may be able to make her like the man she now detests. " She promises to convince Olivia of his love, but knows she won't enjoy it because she wants to be his wife. Before long Olivia and Sebastian are wed, though Olivia is still oblivious to the real identity of her husband. Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
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