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Viola and Olivia are the two central female characters in Twelfth Night. Their contrasting journeys — Viola's resourceful survival through disguise and Olivia's transformation from grief to passionate love — drive the main plot. This lesson examines each character in depth with key quotations and analytical frameworks.
Viola is the play's protagonist and its emotional centre. Shipwrecked in Illyria and believing her twin brother Sebastian is dead, she disguises herself as a young man, Cesario, and enters the service of Duke Orsino — whom she quickly falls in love with.
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