Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night - Violas Ring

Synopsis

Viola is shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria and she comes ashore with the help of a captain. She loses contact with her twin brother, Sebastian, whom she believes to be dead. Disguising herself as a young man under the name Cesario, she enters the service of Duke Orsino through the help of the sea captain who rescues her. Orsino has convinced himself that he is in love with Olivia, whose father and brother have recently died, and who refuses to see any suitor until seven years have passed, the Duke included. Orsino then uses 'Cesario' as an intermediary to profess his passionate love before Olivia. Olivia however, forgetting about the seven years in his case, falls in love with 'Cesario', as she does not realise 'he' is Viola in disguise. In the meantime, Viola has fallen in love with the Duke.

I chose this monologue because

 I recognised the play from the modern interpretation "She's The Man" so I knew the story roughly, I had fun finding out about the actual original play and the twist and turns Viola takes in that. I had a real struggle learning this monologue and I think that's because of the language used and how unfamiliar it is which made it hard for me to memorise Although I did have fun performing it and using pauses and body language to communicate what was happening.