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I have coloured him in bright colours in view of the fact that he is loud and outgoing and usually,
loud and outgoing people wear flamboyant clothes. They believed deep down that maybe someway
or by some miracle that each of them was still alive and well. Viola is puzzled over Malvolio’s
message and thinks that Olivia is in love with her. Learn all you need to know about that topic to get
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and conditions. In this scene Cesario (Viola) takes a message to Olivia from Orsino telling her that
he would like to marry her. Thus Sir Andrew is enquiring if Maria's hands are dry or sweaty. Viola
especially is used to illustrate this comparison. He then thinks aloud, he falls into reverie reciting his
fantasy to himself. Empty reply does not make any sense for the end user Submit reply Cancel
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comprehensible to the audience that the scene had ended. He likes to see things one way only, and
he deceives himself just to suit his outlook on the situation. See other similar resources ?4.00 (no
rating) 0 reviews BUY NOW Save for later Not quite what you were looking for. Malvolio
complains of the dark, dank conditions he is in, but Feste insists that he is in a light upper room.
Mistaking Cesario for Sebastian Viola believes that Antonio must have been talking about Sebastian
and that they have met. The captain’s reference to Arion is explained as a Greek musician who was
carried to safety by a dolphin. When he’s describing Sir Andrew his description of him is full of
mockery (he says something when he means something else). Antonio accuses viola of being
ungrateful etc, but Viola does not understand. Olivia still says “come again” in desperation that his
heart will change and he will come to love her. The texts and questioning are differentiated for three
different ability levels. For example some of the cruelty used against Malvolio. Sir Toby is seen a
number of times getting drunk with Sir Andrew. I would emphasise Malvolio's actions towards
Olivia (which would be affected by his feelings towards her), the audience would find this amusing
as Olivia would think that he was acting very strangely. After Orsino pays his debt to Feste and
when he and Cesario are alone, Orsino tells Cesario he must return to Olivia and the “sovereign
cruelty”. The ship was fatally wrecked at sea although Viola accompanied by the captain manages to
get safely and unharmed to the shore. In the scene where Malvolio confronts Olivia in response to
the letter; I would focus on Malvolio's appearance- he was cross-gartered. Olivia proposes a joint
wedding celebration for the two couples at her house now that everything has been sorted. Orsino
orders Cesario to come with him for “his thoughts are ripe in mischief”.
He has just returned from a long, but for him, an enjoyable trip. The reason Orsino senses that Olivia
does not love him as her humours are unbalanced since she is in mourning for her dead brother,
Orsino has faith that once she has got over her dead brother then her four humours will be balanced.
However, Viola realises that her brother may be alive so we know eventually Sebastian will have to
be mistaken for Cesario to resolve the confusion. I admire Viola for the way she does not show any
jealousy in front of Olivia, even though the man she loves is in love with her. Orsino thinks of his
love as “ more noble than the world” and that is not her riches that he wants and but her soul that he
loves. Discuss the use of disguise and deception in Twelfth Night and its contribu. He talks about
women as if they are an exhibitions of roses, that all they are good for is being stared at, put on
display, then they cant be used again because they are no longer pretty. This scene is also a great
comic moment in the play when Malvolio wakes up to find Feste, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew drunk,
and Maria also caught in the middle of it. Viola speaks of love with real feeling and emotion,
speaking from the heart, and this seems to make her own love very much more genuine. He quotes
statements of the letter to Olivia which jus confuses her more, but the steward truly believes that this
is how she is suppose to act, that she has planned it this way. All the booklets are aimed at Lower
Key Stage 2, with each story adapted to be suitable for this age range. Malvolio thinks that it is
from Olivia when in fact it is a joke being played on him by Sir Andrew, Sir Toby and Maria. The
soliloquy highlighted in this scene is when viola realizes that her disguise as a man has caused Olivia
to fall in love with her. Write a review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good to
leave some feedback. Malvolio complains of the dark, dank conditions he is in, but Feste insists that
he is in a light upper room. Orsino is the duke of Illyria, where this romantic comedy is located. The
audience can even begin to feel sorry for Malvolio as the joke may have gone too far. He then thinks
aloud, he falls into reverie reciting his fantasy to himself. This also was not written into her prepared
speech so it shows that Viola is poetic. Orsino advises Viola that women should marry men older
than themselves, because men fickle, and women soon loose their looks. Viola doesn’t pay much
attention to this description as she thinks that her cousin is too drunk to know what he saying. The
third friendship, and definitely the strangest, is between Sir Toby and Sir Andrew Aguecheek. A
perfect example of this would be Act 4 Scene 2 where Feste disguises himself as Sir Topas the
curate. In this speech, Orsino’s opinion of love seems to be wrong on almost every count. Cesario
cannot encourage Olivia because “he” has to keep his disguise and therefore reject Olivia’s
declarations again. We know that this isn’t the reason she doesn't want Orsino but we don’t know
whether it could be, if she did like him. He is keen on living life to the full, whilst not having
anything to worry about “ I’m sure care’s an enemy to life”. When Toby introduces Maria, he tells
Andrew to 'accost' her and Andrew mistakes the verb for her name and even when Maria corrects
him and tells him her name, he still thinks accost is her last name. The two people with the worst
attitudes towards love would have to be Orsino and Malvolio, although I'm not sure that Malvolio
counts because he didn’t even pretend to love Olivia and he certainly never preached about loving
her, never said a word. The irony is build up by the fact that Orsino is talking about love to a woman,
which he believes is a man who secretly loves him.
I would also focus on Olivia's worried expressions when Malvolio dropped her hints that he had
received and understood the letter (which she didn't know about). It also fits relatively nicely for
English person to be born on St. She has been warned of the dangers of being alone in Illyria and so
disguises herself as Cesario, a male eunuch and goes to work for the Duke Orsino, whom she has
heard well off. I forgive you the praise.”. This shows that Olivia is not intrested with what Viola has
to say as she wishes to hurry her up. Antonio accuses viola of being ungrateful etc, but Viola does
not understand. Cesario admits it is true and says that the mystery woman is alot like Orsino and
Orsino immediately thinks she is not worth it. He is a bit like a puppet master who has Sir Andrew
and, although not for such a long period, Viola dancing to his tune. Orsino says that “if ever thou
shalt love” that Viola should remember when Orsino did experience “the sweet pangs” of love.
Sebastian gives money and tells him to go away or get a beating. He thinks he has a real chance
with Olivia despite his age and her mourning. This is the first time we meet Viola; she had been on a
boat carrying her twin brother Sebastian who she dearly loved, the captain and herself. Reviews 5
Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required to reflect your happiness. However, Viola has
fallen in love with the Duke Orsino. Even though there are marriages for certain individuals there are
other people left either unhappy or vowing revenge. She then complains about him “being saucy at
my gate.” Olivia refuses to listen to the praise which Viola starts to recite from her speech. This is a
complete resource with no additional work required from the teacher. Enjoy. When she discovers
that she has not, in fact, married Cesario, whom she loved, but in fact instead wed Viola’s identical
twin brother, a stranger, she chooses to remain married to him. Sir Toby is a great juggler with words,
even when he’s drunk. Empty reply does not make any sense for the end user Submit reply Cancel
lindseymwood 4 years ago report 5 This a last minute life saver. This is uncharacteristic of any
Shakespearian comedy because there is usually nothing very sad in them from start to finish. He's
simply in love with the idea of being in love, and probably since he's never been in love and he isn’t
really in love now, he's making up a whole lot of crap that isn’t true but he sees as true, like what is
described in books and movies, because he doesn't know any better, despite all his fancy education.
If you were to see a production of Twelfth Night at a theatre, you will see that they have retained
this use of all-male actors, which adds a whole new dimension to the play. She also is very moral as
when she was offered money she turned it down as she didn’t deserve it. Sir Andrew and Sir Toby
are overjoyed with what has happened with Malvolio. Olivia arrives and apologises for Sir Andrew’s
behaviour and asks him to marry him as she thinks he is Cesario to which he replies “Madam, I
will.” Meanwhile Antonio, the man who saved Sebastian is a wanted man in Illyria is arrested by
Duke Orsino’s men. See other similar resources ?4.00 (no rating) 0 reviews BUY NOW Save for
later Not quite what you were looking for. This will sync the eBook with your eBook library on your
device. There is a hint of how these problems will be resolved in this Scene. The higher booklet has
three pages of text for the children to read before they complete a range of questions based on a
mixture of the KS1 and KS2 SATs. As a married woman, Olivia loses the freedom she had when
living alone.
Twelfth Night is mainly about five things, the first four are illusion, deception, disguises, madness
and the fifth is the astonishing actions that love will cause us to do. These highlight his excessive
love, maybe he’s confused with what love really is, but at the moment, Orsino is in his own world of
love. Disguise I see thou art a wickedness.” This is said in Act 1 Scene 5 when Viola realises that
Olivia is in love with her. It uses escapism with magical settings and happy endings. Antonio is very
courageous to do such a thing for Sebastian. We already know that Feste is wiser than Orsino simply
because of the comments he made, which are actually true, because although Orsino claims that he is
a true lover who never changes his mind about the person he loves, at the end, after all his
propaganda about his love for Olivia, he will change his mind and fall in love with Viola in about 10
seconds. He's simply in love with the idea of being in love, and probably since he's never been in
love and he isn’t really in love now, he's making up a whole lot of crap that isn’t true but he sees as
true, like what is described in books and movies, because he doesn't know any better, despite all his
fancy education. She is awfully obliged “ for saying so, there’s gold”. With Feste using the situation
to be cruel in the extreme. At the end of the play, the most foolish character, Malvolio, is the only
unhappy character who hasn't found love or humility. Olivia has fallen in love with Cesario not
knowing that he is a woman. Malvolio thinks that it is from Olivia when in fact it is a joke being
played on him by Sir Andrew, Sir Toby and Maria. This scene is also a great comic moment in the
play when Malvolio wakes up to find Feste, Sir Toby and Sir Andrew drunk, and Maria also caught
in the middle of it. While she lives a seemingly independent lifestyle, which is unusual for a woman
of the time, and is more forthright in expressing her opinion, she is not free from the influence of
men. All lessons have been saved with the same title to make it easier to search for them. Consider
the ways in which love, obsession and disguise inform our understa. The Captain, Viola and some
sailors have survived the shipwreck and the Captain congratulates Viola on still being alive and he
tells of how he saw Sebastian tied to a mast but he still doesn’t know of he is alive because he saw
Sebastian drift off with the waves but still says there is a chance he is still alive. In short, my opinion
is that he is in love with the idea of love and he has made himself unhappy because his “love” for
Olivia is not being returned. “That instance was I turned into a hart, and my desires, like fell and
cruel hounds, e’er since pursue me.” Orsino’s. Malvolio is not a dignified puritan, nor is he a jovial
and happy man. The more affluent sat higher up in more privileged seats. In Shakespeare’s time
women were not allowed to act, which is a perfect example of double irony as Cesario is a man as a
woman dressed up disguising herself as a man. Viola is confused and yet believes that Sebastian is
alive and misses him with all her love. Both Sir Toby and Olivia show signs of self love but it is not
as big an issue. Orsino tells Feste to sing a sad love song; the theme of the song is about the simple
truth of the innocence of love. I would also focus on Olivia's worried expressions when Malvolio
dropped her hints that he had received and understood the letter (which she didn't know about).
Feste jokes and taunts with Maria about her relationship with Sir Toby. Our customer service team
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him for being a lunatic. His “love” has even distracted him from manly sports. Twelfth Night
Coursework Shakespeare presents Malvolio as a posh, aristocratic servant who is self-obsessed and
'stuck up'.
Malvolio is the one laughed at by the other characters because his love for Olivia is revealed, he does
not join in the humour of the celebrations. This is an example of dramatic irony, as the audiences are
aware that Cesario is really a woman whilst Orsino thinks that he is talking to a man. Olivia has
vowed to mourn her dead brother and to avoid men for seven years. He believes that he is the one
true authority on love. After a while Malvolio heads for the source of the noise, already knowing
what the creator of it is. But what’s your jest?” The implication of this is that in Shakespearean times
you would get sweaty palms if you were keen on someone and liked them. This shows a real vain
side to him and he contradicts himself because before he was going on about how Olivia is perfect in
every way and how he cares about her inside and not her wealth and beauty. This is called dramatic
irony, as Olivia is exposing her love to someone who does not even know her. The emphasis of love
in Shakespeare's plots have been built upon the foundations of disguise and deceit; and as a result,
enhances the humour and entertainment of the overall play. He has been distributing messages to
Olivia through messengers, proclaiming his love for her. Orsino is saying that his love is also as
hungry and can take in so much like the sea. Orsino is also mad because his good servant Cesario had
also betrayed him when he found out that Olivia and Cesario are one not knowing that Olivia really
got married to Sebastian. The conventions or romantic comedy served two purposes: to create
humorous situations, and to allow social commentary to be made. Viola’s speeches did not reflect her
Orsino’s thoughts but her own and she does hint her love for him in that speech. It is when she is
dressed in her male attire, posing as the eunuch Cesario, that comparisons between male and female
independence are made. The last song from Feste is too sombre for us to leave the theatre or finish
the book laughing; in fact it would be quite the opposite. She also holds up part of an equilateral love
triangle between herself, Orsino and Viola. I’ll serve this duke;” she is not as courageous and
fearless as her twin brother Sebastian, who goes straight to the duke explains the situation and who
he is. Orsino replies with how women cannot love as deeply as men and can only love superficially,
in the “palate”, not in the “liver”. Sir Toby is classified as a cheerful individual, who really does not
care what others think of him. Meanwhile Malvolio's self-love problem is being sorted out by Olivia
and she reveals that the letter that tricked Malvolio into all this was not written by her hand, it was
Maria’s hand writing and Fabian admits that it was them who plot this from the beginning. Olivia
and Orsino finally meet face to face and she tells him how much she hates him, which is why she did
not give any love back. Viola and Sebastian's love for one another is a bond felt by all siblings. The
song also focuses on Viola, who has recently fallen in love with the Duke. The appearances in the
play are deceptive and the audience knew this would have made it more humorous for the audience.
“Then think you right. If you were to see a production of Twelfth Night at a theatre, you will see that
they have retained this use of all-male actors, which adds a whole new dimension to the play.
However, Viola has fallen in love with the Duke Orsino. This is uncharacteristic of any
Shakespearian comedy because there is usually nothing very sad in them from start to finish. Antonio
is very courageous to do such a thing for Sebastian. Cesario becomes bolder and argues that women
can be as passionate as men.
And aiding her to disguise herself, “I thank thee lead on”. He returns saying that Viola will “stand at
your door likes a sheriff’s post. Orsino responds with “ o when my eyes did see Olivia first,
methought she purg’d the air of pestilence, that instance was I turned into a hart”. Malvolio believes
many women would love to be with him. She may wish to marry Toby to better her own position
rather than for love and she knows he is one of the very few upper class men who would marry a
servant, smart as she may be. All the employees who are under Malvolio’s keep all think that he is
arrogant, conceited and patronising, some have gone as far as to say that he is a puritan “The devil
the puritan that he is”. This website and its content are subject to our Terms and Conditions. Write a
review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good to leave some feedback. Olivia and
Cesario both confess that they are not what they seem. In order to effectively convey this injustice,
Shakespeare makes use of the romantic comedy genre. This is Feste speaking his mind and telling his
master what he really thinks and either Orsino realizes what he's saying but Feste doesn't get in
trouble for it because he hasn’t really insulted him, or because he says it so good-naturedly, or
Orsino, with all his high-class and fancy education isn’t as intelligent as the fool who works for him.
Sir Andrew is a Taurus and that controlled the legs so Sir Andrew ought to be a high-quality dancer
as he was born under the sign of Taurus. He assumes that if he fills up on food till he is sick he will
not love her any longer. They believed deep down that maybe someway or by some miracle that each
of them was still alive and well. All the booklets are aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, with each play
adapted into a fictional story format suitable for this age range. Viola says that she would camp on
Olivia’s doorstep until she accepted. Olivia rejects Orsino’s offer and becomes attracted to Cesario.
Viola's love for Orsino is a great example of true love. You are idle, shallow thing; I am not of your
element”. He also seems incredibly dense he doesn’t understand certain words “accost. It is a story
adapted from Shakespeare’s play of Twelfth Night. See other similar resources ?3.00 (no rating) 0
reviews BUY NOW Save for later Not quite what you were looking for. In light of all this insight
into Orsino's character, it would not be an astonishment to learn that Orsino was not actually in love
with Olivia but in love with the idea of being in love; and being of such high status in society,
Orsino felt that he could never fall victim to defeat in anything, including love. The appearances in
the play are deceptive and the audience knew this would have made it more humorous for the
audience. “Then think you right. Twelfth night - Act 3, Scene 4 - How would I play Malvolio? He
finds the letter and he immediately assumes that Olivia is referring to him in the letter. Viola is also
mourning for her brother, so nothing would please her more than to serve Olivia. Disguise I see thou
art a wickedness.” This is said in Act 1 Scene 5 when Viola realises that Olivia is in love with her.
Connell Guides are also great reads themselves scholarly, yet approachable and entertaining. He
speaks of violets, scented winds, rich golden shafts of love, beds of flowers, and of the pleasure of
music.
They survived the shipwreck together and the Sea Captain promised to keep Viola's idea about
pretending to be a man a secret. As such, there is more to Orsino’s love than just the over inflated
ego (“one selfsame king”) and the materialism (“To her in haste; give her this jewel”). There is
however an article mentioned in the going back to the text lesson which does not seem to be
included in the attached resources. In lines 69-72 Antonio still confirms his true friendship love to
Sebastian. Orsino (still believing that music will feed his love) wants so much of it that it will ruin his
appetite for llove so he wont have to go thorhg all the pain of loving Oliva, I think. Upon seeing
Cesario believing that it is Sebastian he begs him to tell the Duke about how he saved his life,
Cesario refuses and Antonio says “Will you deny me now?” saying how he feels betrayed after
everything he has done for him. Shakespeare had an alternative title for his play but this was the
only play that had this. Sir Toby spends the whole scene manipulating the actions, firstly of Malvolio
because of the letter he dropped in his way and the fact that he is given the task of looking after him,
and then, more directly, of Sir Andrew. The fact that there is so much pretence involved makes it
doubly ironic. Many of these plots and sub-plots come to a head in Act3 Scene 4 in a very comic
manner. A sort of surreal world was created during these twelve days, disguise and trickery was in
rife during this period. Curio tries to change the subject to ask Orsino if he would like to go on a
hunt for deer but then Orsino goes back to the subject of being in love with Olivia. Another example
of Olivia’s careless, speedy passion is how she mistakes Sebastian for Cesario, and marries him. The
appearances in the play are deceptive and the audience knew this would have made it more
humorous for the audience. “Then think you right. What is pourquoi?” Sir Andrew Ague-cheek like
Sir Toby also has a humorous name. Sebastian accepts to marry her with no regrets still not knowing
why Olivia is all over her and is full of amazement. Later near towards the end of the scene Feste
sings a sad song about a true lover who died for love. At this point of the play everything gets sorted
out step by step. The soliloquy is trickily highlighted in their conversation when she asks herself the
question. Dramatic irony is highlighted here, as Olivia tells Cesario how much she loves him still not
knowing what the audience know that Cesario is a female. Connell Guides are advanced guide
books that offer sophisticated analysis and broad critical perspectives for higher-level GCSE and A
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YouTube’s terms and conditions, ensuring that. She also is very moral as when she was offered
money she turned it down as she didn’t deserve it. When Olivia becomes worried by Malvolio who
is acting totally out of character, she asks Sir Toby to take great care and look after him. At this stage
the audience should feel sorry for Malvolio as he has made a fool of himself in front of Olivia
without realising it. These ideas of love are also reflected in Viola’s willow cabin speech. He
describes her as if she is perfect, so perfect in fact that she can purify the air just by being there, and
that makes us wonder if he is really interested in her or just this idea he has of her that he has
perfected to his satisfaction. Write a review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good
to leave some feedback. He's simply in love with the idea of being in love, and probably since he's
never been in love and he isn’t really in love now, he's making up a whole lot of crap that isn’t true
but he sees as true, like what is described in books and movies, because he doesn't know any better,
despite all his fancy education. Once revealed to Orsino as a woman, his treatment of Viola changes
immediately.