Practice Questions on Twelfth Night and She’s The Man

1. ‘Say that some lady, as perhaps there is, Hath for your love as great a
pang of heart/ As you have for Olivia…’
(Viola, Act 2, Scene 4, lines 86-87)

Discuss how Fickman has transformed Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and its
exploration of different perspectives on the nature of love.

2. ‘Then think you right: I am not what I am….’ (Viola, Act 3, Scene 1, line
126)

In what ways has director Andy Fickman reimagined Shakespeare’s treatment of

the deceptive nature of appearances in Twelfth Night for a modern audience in
his film She’s The Man?

3. ‘We men may say more, swear more, but indeed/ Our shows are more
than will: for still we prove/Much in our vows, but little in our love.’
(Viola, Act 2, Scene 4, lines 112-114)

Discuss the ways in which Shakespeare’s interrogation of gender roles has been
successfully reinterpreted by Andy Fickman to reflect shifting social attitudes.