Disguise

• 'storyline is merely a ruse, and the central theme is deception'

  Kott, 1966
• 'Viola disguises herself as a boy not only for liberation, but more so to cope in a difficult situation'

  Barton
• ”For such disguise as haply shall become / The form of my intent.”


  Viola
• “Disguise, I see, thou art a wickedness”


  Viola
• “Even so quickly may one catch the plague?”


  Olivia and disguise can be a manipulation and the power it holds on feelings
• “Cesario, come— / For so you shall be, while you are a man; / But when in other habits you are seen, / Orsino’s mistress and his fancy’s queen.”


  Orsino and a resolution
• Viola’s disguise is the key that unlocks the play’s exploration of self-discovery, emotional truth, and the fragility of appearances.


  viola