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Viola is the main character from the Shakespearean play Twelfth Night. Viola has many characteristics that add complexity to her character. In the following, three of her many characteristics are mentioned and described, her physical characteristics, her emotional characteristics, and finally her moral. At the beginning of the play, we meet Viola. She is shipwrecked off of the coast of Illyria. She talks to the captain of the ship. When she asks he tells her that Illyria is run by a noble Duke By the name of Orsino. Viola decides to disguise herself as a man so she can work for the Duke. “Conceal me what I am and be my aid For such disguise as haply shall become. The form of my intent I’ll serve this Duke”. [Act 1 sc. (II) l. 53-55] In the quote, Viola is asking the Captain to help disguise her feminine appearance and help her to act like a man. If she can accomplish this she will be able to serve the Duke.
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