DEOGHAR COLLEGE, DEOGHAR

UG SEMESTER II,
PAPER 201,EARLY MODERN LITERATURE,
UNIT 2 TWELFTH NIGHT
QUESTION BANK
1.Consider Twelfth Night as a romantic comedy.
2.Can Twelfth Night be considered as a festive comedy.
3.Twelfth Night moves from a potentially tragic situation into the joyous realm of romantic
comedy. Discuss.
4.Compare and contrast the characters of Viola and Olivia in Twelfth Night.
5. Themes are central to understanding Twelfth Night as a play and identifying Shakespeare's
social and political commentary. Explore the different themes within the comic play Twelfth
Night.
6.Disguises and mistaken identities are central to the plot of Twelfth Night. Identify as many of
the disguises as you can and explain how each of them function in the plot development.
7.What is the significance of Shakespeare's title Twelfth Night? How did the title come into use?
8.Discuss the idea of love and marriage in Twelfth Night.
9.Write short notes on:
Viola, Olivia, Malvolio, Orsino, Sir Toby Belch, Feste.
10.How does Orsino's opening speech relate to the rest of the play? What do you learn about
his character from this speech?
Dr. Anjani Sharma
Department of English
Deoghar College, Deoghat