# Curio — Twelfth Night character guide

> Curio in Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Curio The hart

**First appearance:** 0002-act-i-scene-i

## Who they are

Attendant to Duke Orsino who appears in early scenes.

## In the story

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

Curio attempts to engage Orsino in hunting, but his suggestion is turned into a metaphor for Orsino's unrequited love.

### [Scene IV: The Duke's Commission](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/twelfth_night_se/chapters/act-i-scene-iv)

He enters with the Duke and attendants, but has no lines in this scene.

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

Informs Orsino that Feste is the singer he seeks and is sent to find him.

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