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Viola is the protagonist of the play Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare.
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Viola (Twelfth Night)

Viola
Created by William Shakespeare
In-universe information
Alias Viola was disguised as a man, with the name of Cesario
Family Sebastian (twin brother)

Why did Viola disguise herself as a man?

In Twelfth Night, Viola dresses as the male Cesario in order to gain entry into Orsino’s court. In Elizabethan England, women were not allowed to act professionally, and female parts were all performed by men, so Viola would have actually been played by a male actor, dressing as a woman dressing as a man.

What did Shakespeare write after Twelfth Night?

Romeo and Juliet (1594–1595) Richard II (1595–1596) A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595–1596)

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