Cesario, Sebastian, Olivia, Viola, and Illyria in “Twelfth Night”
Abstract Shakespeare chose certain names in Twelfth Night with reference to Caesar Augustus. Sebastos was Caesar's Greek name; Caesar had lived in Illyria; Caesar married Livia. This naming is effective since Viola and Sebastian look like one and the same person, they are in Illyria, and Sebast...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
1989-09-01
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| Series: | Names |
| Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1221 |