Scene 2

• Viola is introduced in scene 2
• Viola has been in a shipwreck and cast up on the coast of Illyria with the captain
• Viola fears her twin brother Sebastian is drowned but Captain gives her hope that he survived
• The captain tells Viola of Orsino's requited love for Olivia and Olivia's grief over her dead brother
• Viola has heard her father mention Orsino previously so she decides to disguise herself as a eunuch and serve Orsino
• Viola is resourceful after she has been shipwrecked and thinks about her situation, rather than succumbing to her grief or despair. This contrast her with Olivia
• Viola may have adopted male clothing as some kind of physical, social and psychological protection
• After scene 2, Viola isn't seen in female attire again
• Eunuchs are castrated males, often having powerful positions in the Ottoman court (turkish empire)