Twelfth Night Flashcards
Who is Valentine?
Valentine is one of Orsino’s attendants. He was sent to Olivia as a messenger of love, but was not allowed to speak to her. He brings back the news that she has pledged to mourn a full seven years for her brother.
Orsino
Orsino, the Duke and Count of Illyria, is a young man deeply and fashionably in love with Olivia. Her rejection of him leaves him in a deep and just as fashionable melancholy.
Rather than press his suit in person, he sends messengers to Olivia, and it is in fact quite possible that he has never actually met her, merely seen her at a distance. Now that he is in love, he no longer hunts, but he has a deep love of music that he frequently indulges in.
Curio
Curio is one of Orsino’s attendants. He seeks to distract Orsino by taking him to hunt, but Orsino refuses.
Olivia
Olivia is an orphaned, gray-eyed countess who has sworn to remain in mourning for seven years after the recent death of her brother.
Though aware of all his qualities, she cannot fall in love with Orsino, despite his pestering her with love letters
