Twelfth Night questions and answers

 

1.Who was Olivia?What saddened her ? Why did she not allow any visit ?

Ans. Olivia, a fair  , virtuous  maid  was the daughter of a count. 

# The death of her father and brother  saddened  Olivia. 

# Olivia's father had  died twelve months  ago. After that Olivia was under the guidance of her brother whom she loved deeply. But unfortunately her brother also passed and Olivia was so mournful that she decided not to allow any visitor to meet her.

2. What information given by the Captain consoled Viola ? What plan did Viola think of to reach the Duke? How did  the caption help her in this ?

Ans. The information that her brother Sebastian had managed to save himself from drowning consoled  Viola. 

# Viola planned to dress herself as a young man and  serve the  Duke as a page .

# The Captain showed  friendly  concern for her welfare and assisted her . He provided Viola with a man's dresses for which she gave him money. The Captain also introduced Viola in the disguise of a boy, named Cesario at the Duke's court.