Illyria- a name that sounds like it should belong in a book by C.S Lewis, the place where Shakespeare's `Twelfth Night' is set, full of the rich, beautiful and successful. On the surface, Illyria- seems to be the ideal destination, the perfect lifestyle, the place where everyone wants to be. But underneath all the glamour of cross-garters, it is just like any other civilization, full of rules, violence and unhappiness.

The characters' experiences in Twelfth Night are opposite to the words that define paradise- happiness, heaven and innocence. The question that I am responding to states that Illyria could be described as a paradise for those who have few or no responsibilities. In the beginning of the play, Viola is washed up on the shores of Illyria. She stands there, with no responsibilities and yet, contradictory to the...