In which Shakespeare play does Orsino, Duke of Illyria, appear?
Orsino (Twelfth Night) Orsino (Twelfth Night) Duke Orsino is a fictional character from William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night", believed to have been written around 1600 or 1601. Orsino is Duke of Illyria. He is a powerful nobleman who is kind and trustworthy to everyone he meets, and constantly compares his love with Olivia with music. Orsino is a bachelor, lovesick for the beautiful Lady Olivia, but finds himself becoming more and more fond of his new page boy, Cesario (Viola in disguise), the daughter of a nobleman who knew Duke Orsino. Viola falls in love with Orsino, despite continuing to plead his case
Orsino (Twelfth Night) to Olivia. But then Olivia, under the impression that Viola was Cesario, falls in love with her. Later. when Viola's twin brother Sebastian comes to Illyria, he is mistaken as Cesario by Olivia and is asked to marry her, to which he agrees. At the end of the play, when the confusion over the identities of Viola and her twin Sebastian is resolved, and Orsino comes to know Viola's true identity, he agrees to take Viola as his wife. Orsino, as seen in the play, is a very passionate man. Being in love with the idea of love, he sees