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1. • • Duke Orsino asks Cesario to woo Olivia because Olivia is in mourning over her brother's death, and she refuses to accept any marriage proposals or meet any strangers.
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   Why did Olivia fall in love with Orsino?

   • In Shakespeare’s time, a woman of Olivia’s social status would have been expected to marry to form the right alliances rather than for love. Orsino is described throughout the play as an attractive, wealthy and decent man, but Olivia is confident in her rejection of him. Instead she falls desperately in love with Orsino’s young servant 'Cesario'.

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   How does Orsino relate to Olivia?

   • He relates to Viola in a more honest way than he ever did with Olivia, yet this relationship does not put an end to his longing. Instead, Orsino seems to develop an infatuation with “Cesario” in addition to his unrequited love for Olivia.

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   What does viola tell Olivia about Orsino?

   • For instance, Viola tells Olivia that Orsino loves her “ [w]ith adorations, fertile tears, / With groans that thunder love, with sighs of fire” (I.v. 274–275). Courtly ideals are also reflected in Viola’s “willow cabin” speech in Act I, scene v (lines 237–245), in which she tells Olivia what she would do if she were the one trying to court Olivia.

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   Why does Olivia send Cesario back to Orsino?

   • Asking him about his parentage, she learns that Cesario comes from an aristocratic family (which, technically, is not a lie, since Viola’s family is noble). Olivia sends Cesario back to Orsino to tell him that Olivia still does not love him and never will.

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   Why does Olivia not want to hear from Valentine?

   • Valentine brings a message from Olivia’s household that she does not want to hear from him because she is in mourning for seven years following the death of her brother. Orsino believes that such feeling for a brother will soon be surpassed by feelings of love for him. Take a look at the extract from this scene.

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   How is Olivia portrayed in the play?

   • English Summary Olivia is the major character of the play whose beauty and its effects are described by Orsino in the very beginning scene of the play. She is a countess. Her features in the play are very close to that of Orsino. Both of them are affected by the courtly nature of love developed in the Elizabethan age.

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   Why does Malvolio believe Olivia is in love with him? What is the significance of Malvolio wearing yellow cross-gartered stockings? Why does Sebastian agree to marry Olivia?

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   Orsino is described throughout the play as an attractive, wealthy and decent man, but Olivia is confident in her rejection of him. Instead she falls desperately in love with Orsino’s young servant 'Cesario'. A key question in exploring the character of Olivia is: Why is Olivia attracted to 'Cesario', not Orsino?

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   What causes Olivia to fall in love with Cesario? Olivia falls in love with Cesario (Viola’s alter-ego) almost immediately, in spite of Cesario’s futile attempts to woo her on behalf of the duke.

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   The opening scene of the play introduces Orsino, Duke of Illyria, listening to music and talking about his love for Olivia. Valentine brings a message from Olivia’s household that she does not want to hear from him because she is in mourning for seven years following the death of her brother.

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   What causes Olivia to fall in love with Cesario? Why do Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Maria dislike Malvolio? Is Antonio in love with Sebastian? How does Maria impress the other members of Olivia’s household? Why does Sir Andrew challenge Cesario to a duel? Why does Malvolio believe Olivia is in love with him?

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   She portrays herself as a mute woman which saves her from the advances of Duke Orsino. Yet there is something deep in her that senses the personality of Viola (who is Cesario to her) and falls in love.

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   At the beginning of the play Orsino is obsessed by his unrequited love for Olivia. However, in the final scene, when Orsino discovers that Cesario is in fact the woman, Viola —and that Olivia has already married Viola's twin brother, Sebastian —he quickly proposes to Viola .