Essay on The Importance of Olivia in Twelfth Night

The Importance of Olivia in Twelfth Night nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Olivia, in Twelfth Night, is the character who unifies the play by her involvement in each of the three plots.nbsp; Olivia is loved by Orsino, but she loves Cesario.nbsp; Olivia plays a vital role in the plot to gull Malvolio, although she is unaware of it.nbsp; Olivia also has an active role in the plot to dupe Sir Andrew because he is jealous of her attention towards Cesario. In conlusion Olivia is the one who inifies the play the best. nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Olivia is involved the the love plot more then any other plot in which she is involved in.nbsp; Olivia is loved by others, and she is also in†¦show more content†¦nbsp; Olivia also explains how she is in love with Cesario by telling him that she loves him in front of him in his face when he is over at Olivias house. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; I love thee so that, maugre all thy pride nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; (Act 3, Scene 1, Line 149). nbsp; Cessario also knows that Olivias in love with him, because he realizes that after Malvolio had given the ring to Cessario apon returning from Olivias house.nbsp; This is prooven to us when Cessario is on the stage him self reading a soliloquy, which read: nbsp; nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; She loves me sure; the sunning of her passion invites me in this churlish messenger nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; (Act 2, Scene 2, Lines 19-20). nbsp; The last person that Olivias in love with is Sebastian.nbsp; This is the person which Olivia is fooled by.nbsp;Show MoreRelatedWilliam Shakespeare s Twelfth Night1130 Words   |  5 Pagesfascinating. 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