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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.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian , who are separated in a shipwreck.
In "Twelfth Night," Viola, one of the main protagonists, disguises herself as a man after being shipwrecked and separated from her brother. The title character of "Judith" is Shakespeare's sister ...
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 ...
Later, when Viola's twin brother Sebastian comes to Illyria, he is mistaken as Cesario by Olivia and is asked to marry her, to which he agrees. At the end of the play, when the confusion over the identities of Viola and her twin Sebastian is resolved, and Orsino discovers Viola's true identity, he agrees to take Viola as his wife.
Viola finds Duke outside, who admits he has feelings for her, but insists on no more deception, which she promises. At the ball, Monique is escorted by Justin, Olivia by Sebastian, and Viola and Duke enter the stage late, but together, with Viola in her new dress, much to the joy of her mother. Viola and Duke share a kiss before joining the crowd.
In 2010–2011, she played Viola in a production of Twelfth Night at London's National Theatre, directed by her father. [ 49 ] Hall made her Broadway debut in 2013 in Sophie Treadwell 's expressionist play Machinal .
Tamara Naomi Lawrance [1] (born 1994) [1] [2] is a British actress. She is known for her performances as Prince Harry's republican girlfriend in the 2017 BBC television film King Charles III, and as Viola in the 2017 production of Twelfth Night at the National Theatre cinecast internationally on NT Live.