Character Notes on Twelfth Night's Characters Shakespeare- Twelfth Night

1.<Tab/>Viola: She is the daughter of Sebastian Messaline. She has survived a ship wreck but thinks that has lost her brother. She worries about her brother a lot. 'Viola: O my poor brother! And so perchance may he be.' However, she forgets about her grief for her brother as she finds out that Orsino, duke of Illyria, is a bachelor. She begins to like him and wants to marry …

…also juggle with words. 5.<Tab/>Orsino: He is the Duke of Illyria. He loves or pretends to love Olivia, the countess, despite the fact that she doesn't like him. He rather boasts with his love. 'Orsino: If music be the food of love, play on;...' He also puns but very rarely. 'Orsino: The Hart.' Shakespeare gives Orsino a distinctive way of speaking. 'Orsino: ...address thy gait unto her...'