Shakespeares
Twelfth Night

CHARACTERS

Viola

Center of story

Clever, free of devious motives

Goal at first finding work but then becomes a goal to marry the duke

Has twin brother that becomes important later on in the story

SETTING

kingdom of Illyria

the Dukes homestead

Olivias homestead

Shakespearean times

Weather

A terrible storm that sinks the ship Viola and her twin brother were on making her believe her brother died at sea, otherwise weather had no other significant effect on the plot

CHALLENGE

A love triangle forms by accident due to Violas masculine disguise

Viola disguises herself as a man to work for the Duke but finds she is in love with the duke himself

Olivia falls in love with Viola in her disguise as the duke keeps sending her with messages

The Duke from the start of the story is in love with Olivia but she has not accepted any approaches from him

After the love triangle is formed Violas brother appears revealing he did not die at sea

Due to them being twins and Viola being disguised as a man, they get mistaken for one another when encountering the other characters in the play

Violas brother gets in little tussle with sir Andrew which sends the knight to jail

OBSTACLES

The main obstacle of the love triangle is that in the characters current states none of them return the love of their pursuer

CLIMAX

Viola and her brother finally meet again surrounded by most of the characters in the play. In their joyous reunion(they both thought the other was dead) Violas true form was revealed to everyone

OUTCOME

With violas true form revealed the Duke realized he in fact loved her more than Olivia and asked to marry her

Olivia then falls for Violas brother and asks him to marry her