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Olivia is a fictional character from William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, believed to have been written around 1600 or 1601. She is at the centre of the various plots, both the comedic and the romantic.
1996: Twelfth Night, Or What You Will, adapted and directed by Trevor Nunn and set in the 19th century, stars Imogen Stubbs as Viola, Helena Bonham Carter as Olivia, and Toby Stephens as Duke Orsino. The film also features Mel Smith as Sir Toby, Richard E. Grant as Sir Andrew, Ben Kingsley as Feste, Imelda Staunton as Maria, and Nigel Hawthorne ...
Orsino is the Duke of Illyria, loved by Viola but in love with Olivia, in Twelfth Night. Osric is a courtier, treated with contempt by Hamlet in Hamlet. Oswald is a servant of Gonerill, most noted for getting into fights and losing them, in King Lear. Othello is the title character of Othello. A Moorish general in the Venetian army, he is ...
From left, MarHadoo Effeh as Olivia, Livy Scanlon as Viola and Robert St. Laurence as Orsino in the The Hanover Theatre Repertory "Twelfth Night" at the BrickBox Theater in Worcester.
Malvolio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will. His name means "ill will" in Italian, referencing his disagreeable nature. [1] He is the vain, pompous, authoritarian steward of Olivia's household.
Viola's actions produce all of the play's momentum. She is a young woman of Messaline. In the beginning, Viola is found shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria and separated from her twin brother, not knowing whether he is alive or dead, the Sea Captain tells her that this place is ruled by the Duke Orsino, who is in love with Countess Olivia.
Fabian is a servant to Olivia, and one of the conspirators against Malvolio, in Twelfth Night. A Fairy flirts with Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Sir John Falstaff (fict, but see Sir John Oldcastle and Sir John Fastolfe) is a central character of Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. In the Henry plays, he is ...
The verdict is in: Another Night Court cast member is heading for the exits. India de Beaufort, who played prosecutor Olivia on the NBC sitcom, is leaving after two seasons and won’t return for ...