| Viola | disguises herself as a man to find work |
| Sebastian | marries Olivia |
| Duke Orsino | obsessed with Olivia, but she doesn’t want him |
| Olivia | claims she is in mourning for 7 years |
| Malvolio | threatens revenge on everyone for playing mean jokes on him that resulted in him being locked up in a dark room |
| Feste | fool or clown who earns money for his jokes |
| Maria | creates a prank love letter that results in the head male servant being locked up for being seen as crazy |
| Sir Toby Belch | town drunk who marries Maria |
| Sir Andrew Aguecheek | foolish knight who is friends with Sir Toby, tries to woo Olivia, and is swindled out of money by Sir Toby |
| Antonio | is ostracized from Illyria and arrested once caught by officers |
| Valentine | jealous of Cesario once Duke Orsino gives him more jobs |
| Curio | mentions hunting because he is bored by Duke’s lovey dovey music |
| Sea Captain | rescues Viola and helps her disguise herself as Cesario |
| Cesario | real name is Viola |
| Fabian | Olivia’s servant who occasionally helps Sir Toby with his pranks |
| Said by Duke Orsino (Act 1.1) | “If music be the food of love, play on.Give me excess of it that, surfeiting” |
| Said by Curio (Act 1.1) | “Will you go hunt, my lord?” |
| Said by Viola (Act 1.2) | “And what should I do in Illyria?My brother he is in Elysium.Perchance he is not drown’d.—What think you, sailors?” |
| Said by Sea Captain (Act 1.2) | “Be you his eunuch, and your mute I’ll be.When my tongue blabs, then let mine eyes not see.” |
| Said by Antonio (Act 2.1) | “I have many enemies in Orsino’s court,Else would I very shortly see thee there.But, come what may, I do adore thee soThat danger shall seem sport, and I will go.” |
| Said by Malvolio (Act 2.3) | “Mistress Mary, if you prized my lady’s favor at anything more than contempt, you would not give means for this uncivil rule. She shall know of it, by this hand.” |
| Said by Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Act 3.2) | “Marry, I saw your niece do more favors to the Count’s servingman than ever she bestowed upon me. I saw ‘t i’ the orchard.” |
| Said by Olivia (Act 3.4) | “Good Maria, let this fellow be looked to. Where’s my cousin Toby? Let some of my people have a special care of him. I would not have him miscarry for the half of my dowry.” |
| Said by Sir Toby Belch (Act 3.4) | “Come, we’ll have him in a dark room and bound. My niece is already in the belief that he’s mad. We may carry it thus, for our pleasure and his penance.” |
| Said by Fool (Act 4.2) | “Advise you what you say. The minister is here. (in the voice of Sir Topas) Malvolio, Malvolio, thy wits the heavens restore! Endeavor thyself to sleep, and leave thy vain bibble-babble.” |
| Said by Sebastian (Act 5.1) | (to OLIVIA) “So comes it, lady, you have been mistook.But nature to her bias drew in that.You would have been contracted to a maid;Nor are you therein, by my life, deceived.You are betrothed both to a maid and man.” |
| Said by Maria (Act 3.2) | “If you desire the spleen, and will laugh yourself into stitches, follow me. Yond gull Malvolio is turned heathen, a very renegado… He’s in yellow stockings.” |
| Said by Valentine (Act 1.4) | “If the duke continue these favors towards you, Cesario, you are like to be much advanced. He hath known you but three days, and already you are no stranger.” |
| Illyria | Setting of the play |
| William Shakespeare | Author of the play |
Twelfth Night Characters and Quotes
July 12, 2019