Yes. I do agree with the statement. Firstly, the word "admire" means to look up to someone because of their character traits or something they have done to make you impressed. I have a few reasons to support my answer on why I admire Viola.
Viola is a very caring sister, who worries about her brother's well-being even when she is in such a pathetic plight herself. "perchance he is not drowned. What do you think sailors?" Viola asks for opinions and questions on where her brother would be and hopes that he has survived. "O, my poor brother!" From this quote, it can be sensed that Viola felt pitiful for Sebastian, her twin brother. She is compassionate and loves her brother. I feel that Viola is very optimistic , hoping that her brother would be fine, not giving up on finding out more about how he is. This is admirable as not only does she care for herself at such a time but also for her brother whom she does not even know whether he is still alive or dead.
Viola is also very confident and independent. She being a stranger to Illyria, knows nothing about it yet she is willing to adapt to her new surroundings so readily and evens finds a hob to make a living. "What country, friends, is this?" and :" what should I do in Illyria?" These quotes are the constructive questions that she asked when she first reached Illyria. She is not shy or afraid to speak up, she is full of confidence and is certain of what she wants and what she's doing. As captain tells her about Olivia's situation, she offered to work for Orsino, so that she could be his messenger to Olivia and help understand her for the Duke loved her. "O that I served that lady". She would rather work for Olivia but this way she could not help Orsino. She decided to work for Orsino and disguise as a pageboy, Cesario. "Conceal me what I am, and be my aid". She would pay the captain bounteously for
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