The depth of love and the fine line between romance and imagination, as introduced by Orsino and conveyed by the character of Cesario in William Shakespeare's, Twelfth night.

The depth of love and the fine line between romance and imagination, as introduced by Orsino and conveyed by the character of Cesario in William Shakespeare's, Twelfth night.

How deep is love? at what point does love become distorted to fit one’s own disillusioned realities. These are two very important questions raised by William Shakespeare in perhaps one of his finest comedies, twelfth night or, what you will. The play opens with a speech given by the lovesick and unhappy Orsino, which defines the ideas of love that Shakespeare was trying to convey. Orsino states that “if music be the food of love, play on” ( Line 1), asking the musicians to play so much musical ‘love food’ that he may overdose and therefore cease his appetite to desire love and longer. Through these words Shakespeare creates an image of love being something unwanted, unexpected and a complex emotion that is not easily avoided.
Many characters of the play cannot underst...