Twelfth Night: Olivia
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Olivia, in Twelfth Night, is the character who unifies the play by
her involvement in each of the three plots. Olivia is loved by Orsino, but
she loves Cesario. Olivia plays a vital role in the plot to gull Malvolio,
although she is unaware of it. Olivia also has an active role in the plot
to du ....
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.... messager, The country's man. He
left his ring behind him"
(Act 1, Scene 5, Lines 276-277).
Olivia also explains how she is in love with Cesario by telling him that
she loves him in front of him in his face when he is over at Olivia's house.
"I love thee so that, maugre all thy pride"
(Act 3, Scene 1, Line 149).
Cessario also knows that Olivia's in love with him, because he realizes
that after Malvolio had given the ring to Cessario apon returning from
Olivia's h ....
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