Judith Night Act 1 Scene 1

Scene 1.1 In the beginning of this scene it starts off with Orsino who is Duke of Illyria, and he listening to music, he then talks about how the music gets him in the mood for love. Right after he is saying how music gets him in the mood, he tells the musicians to stop playing and to get lost. Curio who is a gentleman attending to Orsino asks him if he wants to go hunting for deer, but Orsino explains to Curio that the thought of killing a deer reminds him of the time he first met Olivia. Valentine who is also a gentleman attending to Orsino enters with terrible news. He tells Orsino he was unable to deliver Orsino’s love note to Olivia, but she did send the duke a little message saying that she is so upset about her dead brother that she
Viola who is a shipwrecked lady who later disguises as Cesario arrives on shore along with a few sailors and the Captain of the shipwrecked boat. Viola asks where she is. The Captain tells her they are in Illyria. Viola is upset that she is in Illyria because her brother is in Elysium if he has not already drowned. The captain tries to ease her by explaining that he saw her brother tie himself to the mast of the boat. Because of the Captain’s information Viola gives him money. The Captain goes on to tell Viola he grew up not too far from where they are. Then the captain dishes about the Duke of Illyria and how he loves Olivia but she does not love him back because of the loss of her father and brother she has sworn off the company of men while she grieves. Viola tells the Captain that she wishes she could keep her identity a secret and work for Olivia, but the Captain shoots her idea down by saying Olivia is not seeing any visitors. Viola tells the Captain that she will pay him a large amount to conceal her identity and be her aid, and since she has a good singing voice she wants the captain to introduce her to the Duke so she can use her singing talents to earn props with the Duke. The captain agrees to keep her