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Viola has been shipwrecked in a strange country where she knows nobody. She has no means of support so she needs a job. However, there weren't many jobs that women could do apart from being a prostitute, and most of those were home industries that involved having start-up capital. Her employment options as a man were better (especially since she wanted to work for Orsino). Besides, a woman alone ran the risk of molestation much more than a young man alone, who might be expected to have some fighting skills.
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∙ 6y agoBecause it is in the script. Honestly, just about everything Viola says or does is a response to something, so you are asking why Viola is Viola. The only possible answer is that Shakespeare wrote her that way.
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∙ 13y agoThe name of Viola's masculine alter ego was Cesario
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∙ 11y agoSo that she can gain employment, as in Shakespeare's time it women were not allowed to work, hence Viola disguises as herself as her twin.
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Who was orsino's servant in the Twelfth Night?
Cesario, who was actually Viola in disguise.
Who pretends to be a man in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
Viola. She calls herself Cesario.
Who is the Twelfth Night heroine?
The heroine of 'Twelfth Night' is most commonly considered to be Viola who valiantly disguises herself as a boy, Cesario in order to survive in a new land.
Which characters in Twelfth Night spend time in disguise?
The main character, Viola, disguises herself as a page name Cesario after being shipwrecked and without her twin brother and Feste, the Duke's favorite fool (the equivalent of a court jester) dresses up in disguise as a priest to make fun of Malvolio when Malvolio is locked up in a dark cellar for the night.
Did orsino and Olivia get married in Twelfth Night?
No Duke Orsino marrys Viola
Where is disguise used in Twelfth Night?
Viola, the main character, disguises herself as her twin brother which creates the plot of the play.
Who was orsino's servant in the Twelfth Night?
Cesario, who was actually Viola in disguise.
Who pretends to be a man in twelfth night?
Viola. She calls herself Cesario.
Who pretends to be a man in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
Viola. She calls herself Cesario.
Who is the Twelfth Night heroine?
The heroine of 'Twelfth Night' is most commonly considered to be Viola who valiantly disguises herself as a boy, Cesario in order to survive in a new land.
Who does viola fall in love with?
In the movie Shakespeare in Love, Shakespeare falls for a noblewoman called Viola de Lesseps (Gwynneth Paltrow) who has ambitions to be an actress (except that she has to disguise herself as a young man to do so). In the movie she is his inspiration for the characters of Juliet (Romeo and Juliet) and Viola (Twelfth Night)
Which characters in Twelfth Night spend time in disguise?
The main character, Viola, disguises herself as a page name Cesario after being shipwrecked and without her twin brother and Feste, the Duke's favorite fool (the equivalent of a court jester) dresses up in disguise as a priest to make fun of Malvolio when Malvolio is locked up in a dark cellar for the night.
What is a Twelfth Night Party?
Twelfth Night is a play by Shakespeare about a shipwrecked young woman named Viola who disguises herself as a man to work as a manservant. She falls in love with her master, who is in love with a woman named Olivia. Olivia, in turn, is in love with Viola, who she believes to be a young man.
What is viola thinking in act 3 in Twelfth Night?
Of me :)
In Twelfth Night where did viola and Sebastian live?
in Illiria
Who was disguised in Twelfth Night by shakespeare?
Viola is diguised as cesario
What do viola and Sebastian have on common in the Twelfth Night?
they look alike
