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   Sebastian is surprised to meet Olivia and is surprised by her invitation to come inside her home because she mistakes him for Cesario (who is actually Viola in disguise). Viola and Sebastian are twins, so when Viola is dressed up like a man, she looks like her twin brother!  Despite being perplexed, Sebastian accepts Olivia's invitation to come into her home.  He feels like he is in a dream and that what he is experiencing certainly cannot be real:

   This confusion arises out of the familiar way in which Olivia addresses Sebastian, whom she thinks is Cesario. Olivia has had dealings with Cesario already and expressed her love for him. In this scene, since they are twins, she thinks it is he. Sebastian does not fall in love with Olivia; rather, he puzzles over her familiarity. What does she mean, he wonders. The whole situation seems so unreal that he thinks he may have lost his senses.

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   Posted by kwoo1213 on Wednesday October 29, 2008 at 1:54 PM