Question

Which of the following statements are true regarding the characters Viola and Olivia in Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night"? A) Viola and Olivia are mourning the loss of their family members. B) Viola and Sebastian are siblings. C) Olivia refers to Viola as her "sister" at some point in the play. D) Olivia refers to Orsino as her "brother" at the end of the play. 1) A and B 2) B and C 3) A and D 4) C and D

Answer 1

Statements A and B are true in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'. Both Viola and Olivia are mourning family members and Viola and Sebastian are siblings. However, Olivia does not call Viola her 'sister' or Orsino her 'brother'.

Step-by-step explanation:

In William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, statements A and B are true regarding the characters Viola and Olivia. A) Viola and Olivia are indeed both mourning the loss of family members. Viola is in mourning for her brother, Sebastian, who she believes to be dead. Meanwhile, Olivia is also in mourning for her brother. Additionally, B) Viola and Sebastian are indeed siblings, although they spend most of the play apart as each believes the other to be dead. However, neither C) nor D) are true as Olivia never refers to Viola as her 'sister' nor Orsino as her 'brother'.

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