Disguise and Deception in Twelfth Night
QUESTION: Describe the different forms of disguise and deception that feature in Twelfth Night. The theme of disguise and deception is one that features quite prominently in this play. ... Viola, one of the characters in the main plot, deceives all around her with her disguise as a pageboy. ... This, together with all the dramatic ironies that are formed as a result of this is what makes Viola realize “Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness/Wherein the pregnant enemy does much”. Viola’s disguise as Cesario also causes the several cases of mistaken identity between her and her twin brother, Sebastian.