Shakepeares Use of Disguise in

Shakespeare uses disguise in his play, Twelfth Night, to cause confusion and internalconflict between his characters and it is this confusion and conflict that appeal to the audience. It keeps them wondering how many more of these situations will arise, and in the end, how will this confusion and conflict be resolved? The first time that this is evident is in Act I, Scene IV, where Cesario, really Viola is sent by her master, Orsino, …

…in disguise.And that is only what comes about as a result of disguise in Act I. There is more to dowith disguising in the later acts, for instance, Feste disguising himself as Sir Topas and visitingMalvolio after he had been locked up. Without the use of disguise, Shakespeare wouldn’t have been able to generate enough confusion and internal conflict in his characters, thus, I contend disguise is the basis for his entire play.