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Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
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Summary
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Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scenes i–ii
Act I, scenes iii–iv
Act I, scene v
Act II, scenes i–ii
Act II, scenes iii–iv
Act II, scene v
Act III, scenes i–iii
Act III, scene iv
Act IV, scenes i–iii
Act V, scene i
Characters
Character List
Viola
Orsino and Olivia
Malvolio
Sebastian
Antonio
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Sex and Gender in Twelfth Night
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Quotes By Theme
Desire and Love
Madness
Fools and Foolishness
Disguise/Deception
Gender and Sexuality
Quotes By Section
Act I, Scenes i-ii
Act I, Scenes iii-iv
Act I, Scene V
Act II, Scenes i-ii
Act II, Scenes iii-iv
Act II, Scene v
Act III, Scene i-ii
Act III, Scene iv
Act IV, Scene i-iii
Act V, Scene i
Quotes By Character
Viola
Orsino
Olivia
Sebastian
Malvolio
Further Study
Context
What Does “Twelfth Night” Refer To?
Commedia dell’Arte
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Context
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Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Act 1, scenes i-ii
Act 1, scenes iii-iv
Act 1, scene v
Act 2, scenes i-ii
Act 2, scenes iii-iv
Act 2, scene v
Act 3, scenes i-iii
Act 3, scene iv
Act 4, scenes i-iii
Act 5, scene i
Study Questions
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1
. Who is Orsino in love with at the beginning of the play?
Olivia
Viola
Maria
Malvolio
2
. Complete the quote: "If music be the food of _____, play on."
Sleep
Sorrow
Love
Joy
3
. Where does Twelfth Night take place?
England
Illyria
Ruritania
Denmark
4
. Why is Olivia unwilling to receive any visitors?
She is hideously deformed
She is terribly shy
She cannot speak
She is in mourning for her dead brother
5
. How does Viola come to be at Orsino’s court?
She is shipwrecked nearby
She is captured and made a slave
She is invited to be a guest of Orsino
She is Orsino’s daughter
6
. Why is Sir Andrew Aguecheek staying at Olivia’s home?
He is her uncle
He is trying to court Maria
He is trying to court Olivia
He is Malvolio’s brother
7
. How does Viola disguise herself?
She puts on makeup to make herself resemble an old woman
She dresses like a man
She shaves her head and wears a false beard
She does not disguise herself
8
. What is Malvolio’s position?
He is Orsino’s fool
He is Viola’s butler
He is Sir Toby’s butler
He is Olivia’s steward
9
. What is Sir Toby’s great vice?
He is a drunkard
He is a glutton
He enjoys pornography
He has no vices
10
. Who does Orsino send to carry his messages to Olivia?
Malvolio
Feste
Viola, disguised as Cesario
Sebastian
11
. Who does Viola fall in love with?
Malvolio
Orsino
Sir Toby
Olivia
12
. Who does Olivia fall in love with?
Orsino
Malvolio
Antonio
Viola, in her disguise as Cesario
13
. Who is Sebastian?
Viola’s brother
Orsino’s cousin
Olivia’s fool
Malvolio’s son
14
. Who forges the letter that Malvolio thinks is from Olivia?
Feste
Sir Toby
Maria
Viola
15
. What does the forged letter make Malvolio believe?
That Maria is in love with him
That he is going to inherit a fortune
That Viola is in love with him
That Olivia is in love with him
16
. Who takes care of Sebastian after he is shipwrecked?
Viola
Feste
Malvolio
Antonio
17
. Who challenges Cesario to a duel?
Orsino
Sir Andrew
Malvolio
Antonio
18
. What does Malvolio wear in the hope of pleasing Olivia?
Green leggings
Women’s clothing
Yellow stockings and crossed garters
A red wig and silver pantaloons
19
. Why does Antonio travel to Illyria?
To be close to Sebastian
To get revenge on Orsino
To woo Olivia
He does not travel
20
. Why does Sir Andrew try to fight with Sebastian?
He thinks that Sebastian has killed Orsino
He thinks that Sebastian wants to kill Sir Toby
He thinks that Sebastian is in love with Maria
He thinks that Sebastian is Cesario
21
. What do Sir Toby and the others do to Malvolio?
They kill him
They lock him in a dark room and tell him he is mad
They tar and feather him
They get him drunk and convince him to sing with them
22
. What disguise does Feste wear when he speaks with Malvolio?
Cesario
Olivia
Sir Topas, the curate
An angel
23
. Who does Olivia marry?
Sebastian
Antonio
Orsino
Malvolio
24
. When he realizes that Cesario is a woman, what does Orsino do?
He orders her executed
He banishes her
He betroths her to Antonio
He decides to marry her
25
. Which character does not get married (or plan to) at the end of the play?
Orsino
Sir Toby
Sebastian
Malvolio
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