Lindsay on Twelfth Night Intro

Greenblatt's Twelfth Night Intro (Lindsay Halliburton)

In his intro to Twelfth Night,  Stephen Greenblatt calls into question the ideals of love and of identity. The main couple, Viola and Orsino is quite controversial for the time period Shakespeare is writing in. During this time women were to dress a certain way which makes the contrast between Cesario and Viola so ironically humorous to the audience.

This choice of dress also highlights the opportunity for romantic sexuality to come into the spotlight through Orsino's feelings toward Cesario, and Olivia's feelings toward Cesario. Even when Olivia finds out that Sebastian is not the person that she fell in love with, she still chose to stay married to the brother of her beloved, which calls into question the sanctity of marriage and if love is meant to be seen in a good light or a comical lens in this play. 

    Is the love that Olivia feels for Cesario somehow changed by his/her gender, or is it simply the time that they live in that makes it situationally impossible? or did she lose her love for her upon finding out her true identity?