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Twelfth Night

By William Shakespeare - Stage play

Stage playStageACT I, Scene 1
An 1820s engraving of Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek from Twelfth Night, Act 2 Scene 3.

Henry Chawner Shenton (engraver), after Thomas Uwins, ca. 1825-…Public domain (CC0)Wikimedia Commons

Roles

  • Duke Orsino - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Male

About this piece

Dukes Orsino pines for Olivia

Summary

In the land of Illyria, Duke Orsino is in the company of his lords and musicians. He is madly in love with Olivia, a wealthy and beautiful lady that has decided that she won't marry for seven years to mourn her brother's death. In this first lines of the play Duke Orsini laments the fact that he is in love. He says he hopes that his musicians by playing beautiful music will make him forget the fact that he is on love.

Tone

In loveDepressedLamentingFrustratedInsecureAfraid

Use cases

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