# Antonio — Twelfth Night character guide

> Antonio in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Antonio One, Antonio Sebastian, Antonio Orsino, Enter Antonio

**First appearance:** 0008-act-ii-scene-i

## Snapshot

A sea captain who pulls Sebastian from the wreck and follows him into Illyria, where his old enemies in Orsino's court make every step dangerous.

## Who they are

Antonio rescues Sebastian from the sea and attaches himself to the young man with a devotion that overrides his own safety, confessing he has many enemies in Orsino's court. When Sebastian announces he is bound for the Count's palace, Antonio insists on following anyway, declaring that danger shall seem sport because he adores him so. His willingness to risk capture for love gives the play one of its starkest images of loyalty, and his presence in Illyria sets up complications that only Sebastian's reappearance can untangle.

## In the story

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twelfth_night_se/chapters/act-ii-scene-i)

Pleading to accompany Sebastian; expresses deep affection and decides to follow despite having enemies in Orsino's court.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twelfth_night_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-iii)

Follows Sebastian out of love and concern, reveals his past conflict with Orsino, gives Sebastian his purse, and arranges lodging at the Elephant.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twelfth_night_se/chapters/act-v-scene-i)

Mentioned as having been lost; reunited with Sebastian.

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