Character: Viola

Title: Twelfth Night

Feeling: Fearful of her situation

Fearful

Act I: "O my poor brother, and so perchance may he be"

Act I: "Who governs here?", "What is his name?", "What's she?"

Not Fearful

Act III: "I pity you", "...for 'tis a vulgar proof That very oft we pity enemies"

Act IV: "He named Sebastian...For him I imitate."

Behavior: Subservience

Subservience

Act I: "Say I do speak with her, my lord, what then?"

Act I: "Sure, my noble lord, If she be so abandoned to her sorrow As it is spoke, she never will admit me"

Defiance

Act I: "My master, not myself, lacks recompense"

Act III: "You mistake, sir. I am sure no man hath any quarrel to me. My remembrance is very free and clear from any image of offense done to any man"

Act IV: "My lord, I do protest-"

Summary of Viola's Character devlopment

As Viola evolves through the literary text, she becomes more fearless of her situation and more defiant of her master and of her social norms. As a result, her interactions with other characters become more interesting and have a greater affect on the character and the story she is involved with.