Comprehension Passage

Read the following passage and answer the questions-

Oh, fate has thrown me into a tangled dance of disguises and desires. Disguised as Cesario, a gentle young man, I came seeking employment in Duke Orsino's court, hoping merely to survive in this unfamiliar land of Illyria. Little did I anticipate the trap that fate had laid out for me. Now, here I stand, entangled in a web of my own making.

Orsino, with his melancholic charm, speaks of love as one might speak of a distant star—beautiful, but ever out of reach. To him, Olivia is that star, the object of an unrequited affection that consumes him. He entrusts me, of all people, with the delicate task of wooing her on his behalf. "Cesario," he calls me, seeing only the mask I wear, oblivious to the woman beneath. If he only knew that it is his confidante who adores him, not in brotherly affection, but with a woman's heart!

In a humorous twist of fate, Olivia, the lady Orsino longs for, turns her affections towards me—or rather, the man she thinks I am. The bitter irony! She sees in Cesario a soulmate, a confidant, not realizing that behind this masculine facade lies a heart that beats not for her, but for Orsino. If love is a game, then surely, we are its pawns, moved by unseen hands.

How I yearn to cast aside this guise, to stand before Orsino as Viola, and confess my love. Yet, fear holds me back. Fear of rejection, of losing the closeness we share, even if it is built on a deception. So I remain silent, a spectator to my own heart's tragedy, caught between duty and desire.

Which of the following statements is not correct?

1
Duke Orsino is in love with Viola, who he knows only as Cesario.
2
Viola's disguise as a man is a carefully guarded secret only known to a select few.
3
Viola came to Illyria following a shipwreck that left her stranded.
4
The fear of revealing her true identity is a constant source of anxiety for Viola.

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