How Does Twelfth Night End

The play ends as Orsino approves the union between Olivia and Sebastian. Realising his own attraction to ‘Cesario’, Orsino promises that once Viola is dressed as a woman again, they will be married as well.

Who doesn't have a happy ending in Twelfth Night?

2. Read Act 5, Scene 1. It is a staple in Shakespearean comedy that everyone is happy at the end of the play. Twelfth Night is unique in the fact that Malvolio is the only character who doesn’t get his happy ending.

How does Twelfth Night End for Antonio?

Antonio eventually ends up receiving confirmation of Sebastian’s affection for him. However, Antonio is also conspicuously left alone at the end of the play, when almost everyone pairs off. He drops out of the main action without any clear resolution or statement as to what his fate will be.

Sarah Jenkins

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