The Physical and Emotional Attraction in Twelfth Night

Lust, desire, love - these are the stages an individual goes through when having a physical and emotional attraction towards someone. However, lust does not always transform itself into a stronger desire or love for that matter. Representative of this are the characters in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night where physical and emotional relationships result in varying degrees of attraction that never quite reach true love.
The physical attraction is what happens to the body when an individual makes contact with another individual for the first time. This contact can be tactile or visual. When the Duke's "eyes did see Olivia first” (1.1.20) that “instant was [he] turned into a hart, and [his] desires, like fell and cruel hounds; E'er since pursue [him]” (1.1.22-24). The moment the Duke saw Olivia he knew that he wanted her and no one else. The Duke did not need to touch Olivia to feel some type of attraction towards her. The vision of her simply met his physical needs, wh...