Critical Analysis of Twelfth Night William Shakespeare Précis Characters: Orsino, Duke of Illyria. Is madly in love with Lady Olivia. He is a kind and gentle man. ... Belch, "uncle- to Olivia and a chronic drunk. He lives with his niece and amuses himself at Olivia's house by playing tricks on others. He is basically a con artist. Sir Andrew Aguecheek, A foolish and dense knight who is encouraged by Olivia's uncle to woo her. Malvolio, Malvolio is an assistant to Olivia and secretly is in love ... her twin brother. Orsinio's heartsick nature is obvious to the audience as he woes the fact th...

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... 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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