莎士比亞 第十二夜 簡介

1、Twelfth NightOr What You willWritten by William ShakeSpeareTEAM 7: TEAM 7: 付欣付欣 黃玲黃玲 高碩琳高碩琳 陳丹陳丹Viola:twin sister of Sebastian who disguises herself as the page ,Cesario . She is a young and beautiful girl who loves Orsino deeply . Orsino:duke of Illyria ,a duck noble in nature as well as state. He

2、is handsome and wise. seeks the love of fair Olivia .But when Olivia gets married with Sebastian .He finally finds that he loves Viola so much. Finally they get married.CharacterSOlivia: She is so beautiful just like a fair. She is the daughter of a count who died twelve months ago , and her brother

3、 shortly after died also .Therefore,she has hide herself from the sight and company of man . Antonio:a sea-captain who saves Sebastian,and becomes his friend.Sebastian:a young man of Messaline .He is Violas brother .He is brave and he gets married with Olivia at last . The story The story centredcen

4、tred on the twins ,viola (the sister)and on the twins ,viola (the sister)and Sebastian Sebastian （the elder brother),who were shipwrecked on the the elder brother),who were shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria . They were separated and both thought the coast of Illyria . They were separated and both

5、thought the other side was other side was dead.violadead.viola(who was disguised as a boy to be (who was disguised as a boy to be the dukethe dukes page under the name of s page under the name of CesarioCesario),fell in love with ),fell in love with Duke Duke Orsino,whoOrsino,who in turn was in love

6、 with the Countess in turn was in love with the Countess OliviaOlivia. .ButBut Olivia didn Olivia didnt accept his affection ,so t accept his affection ,so OrsinoOrsino sent sent Viola for her house as a Viola for her house as a messenger.Uponmessenger.Upon meeting meeting viola ,Olivia fell in love

7、 with viola ,Olivia fell in love with h her,thinkinger,thinking she was a she was a man.so there was a love triangle among Duke man.so there was a love triangle among Duke O Orsino,Oliviarsino,Olivia and and V Viola.iola. Meanwhile,Sebastian and Antonio also arrived in Illyria.Sebastian had been res

8、cued by Antonio, and became friends.Because Olivias love towards Viola was known by others.A gentleman ,who had been refused by Olivia , came to fight with Viola .Poor viola, had a true womans heart,and couldnt fight against him.When she began to think of confessing that she was a woman,she was save

9、d by a stranger. The stranger was Antonio,who mistook viola for Sebastian.Just few hours ago,he gave Sebastian his purse to buy what he want.But he was seized by the offices of jusitice in the dukes name to answer for a wrong he had done some year ago,so asked viola for purse.But Viola had none,whic

10、h angered him. On the other side ,mistaking Sebastian for “cesario”,Olivia asked him to marry her,and they were quickly and secretly married in a church. Fianally ,when Viola and Sebastian appeared in the presence of both Olivia and Orsino .At this point ,Viola revealed her disguise and that Sebasti

11、an was her twin brother . Besides ,Olivia showed no dislike to her exchange ,for she found she had wedded the brother instead of sister .Moreover ,Orsino realized Violas love towards him and revolved to make her his wife. Viola became the wife of Orsino ,the duke of Illyria ,and Sebastian ,became th

12、e husband of the rich and noble countess,the Lady Olivia .Questions and Answers(1)Q:Why did Viola decide to become the dukes page ?A:Viola , who was herself in such sorrow for her brothers loss, wished she could live with Olivia.so she decided to become the page ,intending to close to Olivia.(2)Q:Wh

13、at was the result?A:Viola got married with Orsino,they fell in loved with each other .(3)Q:Why was Viola sent ton Olivia?A:Orsino and his servent had been rejected many times .The duck had told Viola all the secrets of his heart ; therefore he sent Viola to Olivias house. To help him told his love.(4)Q