... of being in love, not the person. Orsino is portrayed in way that makes the reader almost admire him. He is not a boring character. Orsino is a comic character because the reader can easily see thru him. We see that Orsino is suffering from boredom, lack of physical love, and excessive imagination, and ... the fact that her affections are not returned. Still properly an actor in comedy, Olivia quickly changes from the character who has confused herself with a socially attractive mask to one which society has imposed on another (Summers, 1955). Viola is in a situation where she has no tim...

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