Cesario/Viola

• "who governs here?/... what is the name?"

  [1,2]

  -she is in command of the situation > assertive & dominant
• "who'oer I woo, myself would be his wife"

  [1,4]

  -first time admitting her feelings to Orsino

  -marks her ultimate goal > Shakespeare sets up for the perfect ending in this comical play
• "Lady, you are the cruell'st she alive"

  [1,5]

  -honest > unafraid to argue for her love
• "O time, thou must untangle this, not I "

  [2,2]

  -foreshadowing line for future scenes

  -Shakespeare hints at the idea of a resolution that will happen in times due
• As it might be, perhaps, if I were a woman.."

  [2,4]

  -homoerotic conversation between her (Cesario) and Orsino

  -lack of self control > she cannot hide her love for Orsino so much so that it is beginning to seep through her disguise
• "I am all the daughters of my fathers house, and all the brothers too"

  [2,4]

  -parallels to her physical disguise

  -a slip up of her disguise

  -hints at her inner sadness > she believes she has to be both her and her brother as he is dead in her mind > she's the only child left of her house
• "make me a willow cabin at your gate"

  [1,5]

  -signs of Cesario's femininity and submissiveness

  -extremely in love with Orsino that she is willing to grant his pursuit with Olivia through extreme actions