Shakespeare's twelfth night

Twelfth Night Ben Bonoma As a comedy, Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, is not only meant to entertain its audience but also bring attention to problems in society. One must let go of several realistic concepts before they can truly understand Shakespeare's intentions. The audience must suspend their logic to believe that so many coincidental situations could occur. They are taken far away to a romantic land, where no penalties or consequences exist for practical jokes and …

…not judge based solely on appearance. This theme is echoed very vividly through Viola assuming another identity of a man. She fools everyone with her "boyish" looks and Olivia even falls in love with her, refusing to believe that she is anything but a man. Shakespeare is trying to evoke from the audience to be fooled by such superficial things as looks, but to gaze deeper into a person and see who they truly are.