In “Twelfth Night” one sees the plot device of mistaken identity from “Comedy of Errors” replayed in a way that is a bit less believable, though in a sense riper with comedic potential. Cesario) and bears other common traits of sibling experience, Olivia transfers her affections without even realizing it. Since Sebastion is the spitting image of the cross-dressed Viola (i.e. This tale might have been counted among the tragedies were it not for the fact that Viola’s brother Sebastian shows up on the scene. The problem is that Cesario is not interested because he is secretly a she – the cross-dressing Viola.
The problem is Olivia is in the dumps, having lost both her father and her brother (which explains how she ends up head of such prestigious household, given the times.) The only thing that brings her out of her sullen state is her affection for a new arrival to the city named Cesario. “What You Will”) revolves around several men in the city of Illyria vying for the hand of Olivia, a woman both lovely and wealthy. Orsino is furious when he finds out but, once Viola and Sebastian meet and reveal their true identities, there is a happy ending – for everyone but poor Malvolio.The story of “Twelfth Night” (a.k.a. When she sees Sebastian, who has survived the shipwreck, she naturally thinks he is Cesario and promptly marries him. They convince Malvolio that Olivia is in love with him and make him look extremely foolish – Olivia thinks her servant has actually gone mad. Meanwhile Olivia’s steward, Malvolio, is trying to keep order in the house but, her uncle Sir Toby Belch and his friends have other ideas. Orsino sends Viola to Olivia to try and win her round but, thinking Viola is a boy, Olivia falls in love with him. She also discovers that Orsino has fallen in love with Olivia but, following the death of her brother, she rejects him. She falls in love with him but cannot do anything about it because of her disguise. The twins Viola and Sebastian are separated in a shipwreck.įearing that Sebastian is dead, Viola disguises herself as a boy, calls herself Cesario and takes up service with Duke Orsino. An animated version of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” in a retelling of the classic play set to modern music.
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