ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the play, “Twelfth Night, ” what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man?
A
Orsino
B
Sir Toby
C
Antonio
D
Cesario
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Olivia will see no one. For a moment, Viola ponders, then she devises an ingenious scheme. She will disguise herself as a young eunuch, and she will pay the captain handsomely for his aid if he presents her to Duke Orsino .

Detailed explanation-2: -Viola is a young woman who is shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria. She disguises herself as a young man called Cesario and goes to work for Orsino.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Twelfth Night, Viola dresses as the male Cesario in order to gain entry into Orsino’s court. In Elizabethan England, women were not allowed to act professionally, and female parts were all performed by men, so Viola would have actually been played by a male actor, dressing as a woman dressing as a man.

Detailed explanation-4: -Viola/Cesario After being shipwrecked, she disguises herself as a young boy, takes the name of Cesario, and attains a position in Duke Orsino’s household because of her wit and charm. As a boy, she is then used as an emissary from the duke to court Lady Olivia. Her twin brother, Sebastian, looks exactly like her.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: In “Twelfth Night” Viola disguises herself as a man and uses the name “Cesario".

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