In Act 1 Scene 1, Orsino opens the play with a speech about music and love. What flowers does Orsino mention? How long does he think love lasts? Not very long. He says it's quick and fresh. Orsino previous. Orsino relates to Viola in a way that he never has to Olivia, diminishing his self-involvement and making him more likable. Yet he persists in his belief that he is in love with Olivia until the final scene, in spite of the fact that he never once speaks to her during the course of the play.
Olivia, meanwhile, sets aside her grief when Viola disguised as Cesario comes to see her. Ultimately, Orsino and Olivia seem to be out of touch with real emotion, as demonstrated by the ease with which they shift their affections in the final scene—Orsino from Olivia to Viola, and Olivia from Cesario to Sebastian. About your years, my lord. Act 2 Scene 4. Duke Orsino is also childish. It is actually an irony that he is still looking for love at his age.
An old man behaving like a teenage girl when he is rejected does not work in his case to win the love of Olivia. Looking at his competitor, Sebastian, he is actually the opposite of Orsino. While the duke is effeminate to some degree, Sebastian is the definition of masculinity. He is very aggressive, brave and has a penchant for taking risks. He survives a ship wreck, comes to land and beats up Sir Toby and Sir Andrew and still has enough energy to win the heart of Olivia.
He is an entertaining character that easily impresses Olivia with his adventures and misadventures. On the other hand, Orsino has not yet mastered enough courage to approach her. She is obviously going to choose a person who will take her on a rollercoaster of adventures, and not the one who will confine her in a castle and bore her to death. Lastly, our beloved duke is actually funny. His actions reveal to us how strong love is and how the mighty fall from grace because of it.
Through his relationship with Viola, we realize that true love is always near us, within our vicinity and right there in front of our eyes. Most times than not we actually sacrifice true love, while searching for infatuations that leave us heart broken and depressed. However, most people are never lucky like Duke Orsino, who actually gets his soul mate in the end of the play. They do not realize what true love is until it is too late and their rightful partners have already moved on with their lives.
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Quotes Orsino Quotes. One face, one voice, one habit, and two persons!
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