Scene 1

• Antonio has saved Sebastian, Viola's twin brother, from drowning in the shipwreck
• Sebastian, is in mourning for Viola, and tells Antonio his real name
• Antonio wants to be Sebastian's servant, but Sebastian decides to go to Orsino's court
• Antonio is in a hostile country where he has made enemies, but he will not leave Sebastian because of his love for him
• Imagery of fate is echoed by Sebastian, both Olivia and Sebastian are linked by shared vocabulary to explain events
• Parallels between Olivia and Viola are built as we learn from Sebastian that their father died
• In romantic comedies, parents are often a barrier to love but in this play, without parents to create obstacles the barriers lie within the characters themselves
• Sebastian reveals that him and Viola are twins that closely resemble each other, immediately promising a resolution to the problem of Olivia's love for Viola which arose in the previous scene