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Orsino loves Olivia … Maria loves Sir Toby. … Sebastian loves Olivia. … Olivia loves Viola/Cesario. … Sir Andrew loves Olivia. … Archetype of the Fool I) Stand outside an actionII) Cleverest person in the room.III) Speak truth to power

Twelfth Night Written by William Shakespeare Main Characters Orsino, Viola, Olivia, Sebastian, Malvolio Viola “A young woman of aristocratic birth, and the play’s protagonist. Washed up on the shore of Illyria when her ship is wrecked in a storm, Viola…

Transferred Epithet Definition: A transferred epithet is a figure of speech in which an epithet (or adjective) grammatically qualifies a noun other than the person or thing it is actually describing. Example: “A brother’s dead love” (I.i.31)Explanation: Here, “dead” is…

Who are the two twins? Viola and Sebastian Who is the duke of Illyria? Orsino Who does the duke love and want to marry? Olivia Who does Olivia love? Cesario Who does Viola dress up as to serve for Duke…

Sir Topas Feste’s disguise, curate/Priest Feste “I will dissemble myself in’t and I would I were the first that ever dissembled in such a gown.” “Out, hyperbolical fiend! How vexest thou this man! Talk’st thou nothing but of ladies?” “Say’st…

Viola main female character; has a twin brother Sebastian; disguises herself as a male Cesario; in love with Orsino Cesario Viola’s male disguise Orsino a duke; in love with Olivia; very self-centered and thinks highly of himself Olivia brother has…

Feste to Maria – shows that he knows he is clever “Better a witty fool than a foolish wit” Feste to Olivia – witty view on how nobody can be 100% good “If he mend, he is no longer dishonest;…

Which lines spoken by Sebastian in act v, scene I, of Twelfth Night imply that Olivia is not attracted to him simply because she is crazy? Take and give back affairs and their despatchWith such a smooth, discreet, and stable…

Oberon King of the Fairies Titania Queen of the Fairies Theseus The Duke of Athens Hippolyta Queen of the Amazons; Theseus’ bride Puck Fairy Servant to Oberon Lysander Young man in love with Hermia Hermia Young woman in love with…

Metaphor comparison of two unlike things not using “like” or “as” Simile comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” Hyperbole an exaggeration Personification giving human qualities to non-human things “Another moon: but, O, methinks, how slowThis old moon…