| O, she that hath a heart of that fine frame o pay this debt of love but to a brother, How will she love, when the rich golden shaft Hath killed the flock of all affections else that live in her, when liver, brain, and heart, the sovereign thrones, are all supplied, and filled her sweet perfections with one self king! | Oh, if she loves her brother this much, think how she’ll love me when I finally win her over and make her forget all her other attachments! Her mind and heart will be ruled by one man alone—me! Take me to the garden. I need a beautiful place to sit and think about love. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Orsino2. Valentine3. 1.1. 35-414. Orsino is waiting for valentine to come back with an answer. |
| And, to comfort you with chance, assure yourself, after our ship did split, When you and those poor number saved with you hung on our driving boat, I saw your brother, most provident in peril, bind himself, courage and hope both teaching him the practice, to a strong mast that lived upon the sea, where, like arion on the dolphins back, I saw him hold acquaintance with the waves so long as I could see. | Don’t give up yet. When our ship was wrecked and you and a few other survivors were clinging onto our lifeboat, I saw your brother tie himself to a big mast floating in the sea. He was acting resourcefully and courageously in a dangerous situation. For as long as I could see him, he stayed afloat on the waves like Arion on the dolphin’s back. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Captain2. Viola3. 1.2. 9-184. Viola is trying to figure out whether her brother was saved or dead. |
| What is “Pourquoi”? Do or not do? I would I had bestowed that time in the tongues that I have in fencing, dancing and bear-baiting. O, Had I but followed the arts! | What does “pourquoi” mean? Does it mean I will or I won’t? Oh, I wish I’d spent as much time learning languages as I spent on fencing, dancing, and BEAR-BAITINGBear-baiting, in which a bear was tied to a stake and attacked by dogs, was a popular entertainment in Shakespeare’s time.bear-baiting! If only I’d taken school more seriously! |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Sir Andrew2. Sir Toby3. 1.3. 91-944. Sir Andrew is trying to woo Maria. |
| Cesario, Thou knowst no less but all. I have unclasped to thee the book even of my secret soul. Therefore, good youth, address thy gait unto her; Be not denied access, stand at her doors, and tell them there thy fixed foot shall grow till thou have audience. | Cesario, I want a word with you. You know everything about me. I’ve told you all the secrets of my soul. So please go to her house; if they don’t let you in, plant yourself outside her door and tell them you won’t leave until they let you see her. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Orsino2. Viola (Cesario) 3. 1.4. 13-194. Viola is trying to become a help for Cesario as a servant. |
| Your lord does know my mind. I cannot love him. Yet I suppose him virtuous, know him noble, of great estate, of fresh and stainless youth; In voices well divulged, free, learned, and valiant, and in dimension and the shape of nature A gracious person. But yet I cannot love him. He might have took his answer long ago. | Your lord knows what I think. I can’t love him. I’m sure he’s a very nice man. I know he’s noble, rich, young, and with a fine reputation. People say he’s generous, well educated, and brave, and he’s very attractive. But I just can’t love him. He should have resigned himself to that a long time ago. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Olivia2. Viola3. 1.5. 259-2654. Cesario is trying to persuade Olivia to love again. |
| You must know of me then, Antonio, my name is Sebastian, which I called Roderigo. My father was that Sebastian of Messaline, whom I know you have heard of. He left behind him myself and a sister, both born in an hour. If the heavens had been pleased, would we had so ended! But you, sir, altered that, for some hour before you took me from the breach of the sea was my sister drowned. | My name’s Sebastian, though I’ve been calling myself Roderigo. My father was Sebastian of Messaline. I know you’ve heard of him. He’s dead now. He left behind myself and my twin sister, who was born in the same hour as me. If God had been willing, I wish we had died in the same hour too! But you kept that from happening. An hour before you pulled me out of the breaking waves, my sister drowned. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Sebastian2. Antonio3. 2.1. 15-224. Character development: Sebastian is very sorry |
| How will this fadge? My master loves her dearly,And I, poor monster, fond as much on him,And she, mistaken, seems to dote on me.What will become of this? As I am man,My state is desperate for my master’s love.As I am woman, now, alas the day,What thriftless sighs shall poor Olivia breathe!O time, thou must untangle this, not I.It is too hard a knot for me to untie! | Ah, how will this all turn out? My lord loves her, and. poor me, I love him just as much. And she’s deluded enough to be in love with me. What can possibly fix this situation? I’m pretending to be a man, so my love for the Duke is hopeless. And since I’m a woman—too bad I’m a woman—Olivia’s love for me is hopeless as well! Oh, only time can sort out this mess. I can’t figure it out by myself! |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Violo2. Nobody 3. 2.2. 33-414. Viola is speaking in her head about how much she wants orsino. |
| : My masters, are you mad? Or what are you? Have you no wit, manners, nor honesty but to gabble like tinkers at this time of night? Do you make an ale-house of my lady’s house, that you squeak cut your coziers’ catches without any mitigation or remorse of voice? Is there no respect of place, persons, nor time in you? | Are you all crazy? What’s wrong with you? Are you making all this noise at this time of night because you have no manners, or because you’re just stupid? Are you trying to turn my mistress’s house into a noisy bar? Is that why you’re squealing out these ridiculous vulgar songs without lowering your voices at all? Don’t you have any respect for anything? |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Malvolio2. Maria and Andrew3. 2.3. 87-934. Malvolio is standing up for Maria. |
| Say that some lady, as perhaps there is, Hath for your love as great a pang of heart As you have for Olivia. You cannot love her; You tell her so. Must she not then be answered? | Just imagine some lady might exist who loves you as powerfully and agonizingly as you love Olivia. But you can’t love her, and you tell her so. Shouldn’t she just accept that? |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Viola2. Orsino3. 2.4. 99-1024. Viola is explaining to Orsino that you have to accept the refusal of Olivia. |
| : I will be proud, I will read politic authors, I will baffle Sir Toby, I will wash off gross acquaintance, I will be point- devise the very man. I do not now fool myself, to let imagination jade me, for every reason excites to this, that my lady loves me. | I’ll be vain and proud, I’ll read up on politics, I’ll insult Sir Toby, I’ll get rid of my lower-class friends, and I’ll be the perfect man for her. I know I’m not fooling myself, or letting myself get carried away by my imagination, because every clue points to the fact that Lady Olivia loves me. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Malvolio2. Malvolio is speaking to himself.3. 2.5. 165-1694. Malvolio is saying what he’s going to do. |
| By innocence I swear, and by my youth, I have one heart, one bosom, and one truth, And that no woman has, nor never none shall mistress be of it, save I alone. And so adieu, good madam. Nevermore will my masters tears to you deplore. | And I swear by my youth and innocence that I’ve only got one heart and one love to give, and that I’ve never given them to a woman and never will. So goodbye, my lady. I won’t ever come to complain about my lord’s love for you again. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Viola2. Olivia3. 3.1. 165-1704. Dramatic Irony |
| : For Andrew, if he were opened and you find so much blood in his liver as will clog the foot of a flea, I’ll eat the rest of th’ anatomy. | If you dissected Andrew and found enough red blood in his LIVERIt was commonly believed that cowards had white livers with no blood in them.liver for a flea to eat, then I’d eat the rest of his corpse. He’s a coward. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Toby 2. Fabian3. 3.2. 59-624. Character development: Andrew |
| Hold, sir, here’s my purse. In the south suburbs, at the elephant, Is best to lodge. I will bespeak our diet whiles you beguile the time and feed your knowledge with viewing of the town. There shall you have me. | Hang on a minute, here’s some money for you. (he gives SEBASTIAN money) The best place to stay around here is an inn called the Elephant, in the suburbs south of the city. I’ll arrange for our meals while you enjoy yourself and educate yourself by looking at the town. You’ll find me at the Elephant. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Antonio2. Sebastian3. 3.3. 41-464. Character development: Antonio (Generous) |
| 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, till our very pastime, tired out of breath, prompt us to have mercy on him, at which time we will bring the device to the bar and crown thee for a finder of madmen. | Come on, let’s put him in a dark room and tie him up. My niece already thinks he’s insane. We can go on like this, punishing him and having some fun, until we’re tired of it. Then we can take mercy on him and let him out, and talk about how well the joke went. We’ll also worship you for setting up this trick. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Sir Toby Welch2. Fabian and Mana3. 3.4. 144-1504. Development of subplot (Pranking Malvolio) |
| Therefore this letter, being so excellently ignorant, will breed no terror in the youth. He will find it comes from a clodpole. But, sir, I will deliver his challenge by word of mouth, set upon Aguecheek a notable report of valor, and drive the gentleman (as I know his youth will aptly receive it) into a most hideous opinion of his rage, skill, fury, and impetuosity. This will so fright them both that they will kill one another by the look, like cockatrices. | So this letter, which is so incredibly stupid and ignorant, isn’t going to scare him at all. He’ll just think an idiot wrote it. But I’ll deliver Sir Andrew’s challenge by word of mouth, describing Sir Andrew as courageous in battle and convincing the young gentleman that Sir Andrew is furious, impetuous, and a skilled fighter (he’ll believe me because he’s young). This will make them both so afraid that they’ll kill each other just by looking at each other. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Sir Toby Welch2. Fabian3. 3.4. 195-2044. Developing subplot of Andrew and Viola |
| : Methinks his words do from such a passion fly that he believes himself; so do not I. Prove true, imagination, O, Prove true, That I, dear brother, be now ta’en for you! | He was so angry I feel he must really believe what he was saying. I don’t believe it. Yet I wish I could. Oh, please be true, please let it be that this man has mistaken me for you, my dear brother! |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Viola2. Viola is speaking to herself in her head3. 3.4. 393-3964. Sebastian is alive! |
| No, I do not know you, nor I am not sent to you by my lady to bid you come speak with her, nor your name is not master Cesario, nor this is not my nose either. Nothing that is so is so. | No, I don’t know you, and my lady didn’t send me to get you, and I’m not supposed to tell you to come speak with her, and your name is not Master Cesario, and this is not my nose, either. Nothing is what it is. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Feste the fool2. Sebastian3. 4.1. 5-94. Adavances plot mistaking Viola and Sebastian |
| What relish is in this? How runs the stream? Or I am mad, or else this is a dream. Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. If it be thus to dream, still let me sleep! | What does this mean? Where is this all going? Either I’m insane or this is a dream. I hope these delusions continue. If this is a dream, let me keep on sleeping! |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Sebastian2. Olivia3. 4.1. 63-664. Mistaken identity: Olivia thinks Sebastian is Cesario |
| I say, this house is as dark as ignorance, though ignorance were as dark as hell. And I say, there was never man thus abused. I am no more mad than you are. | I tell you, this house is as dark as ignorance. And I tell you, no man has ever been treated worse than me. I’m no more insane than you are, and I’ll prove it. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Malvolio2. Fool and Sir Topaz3. 4.2. 47-504. Advances plot -Develops character of Malvolio |
| To him in thine own voice, and bring me word how thou findest him. I would we were well rid of this knavery. If he may be conveniently delivered, I would he were, for I am now so far in offense with my niece that I cannot pursue with any safety this sport to the upshot. Come by and by to my chamber. | Now talk to him in your own voice, and tell me how he is. I wish this trick would be over. If we can find a convenient way to let him go, I want to do it. I’m in so much trouble with my niece that it wouldn’t be safe to let this prank go to its conclusion. Come to my room later on. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Sir Toby2. Marra and Fabian3. 4.2. 69-754. Plot of pranks -Sir Toby feels it has gone too far |
| A witchcraft drew me hither.That most ingrateful boy there by your sideFrom the rude sea’s enraged and foamy mouthDid I redeem. A wreck past hope he was.His life I gave him and did thereto addMy love, without retention or restraint,All his in dedication. For his sakeDid I expose myself, pure for his love,Into the danger of this adverse town, | I came here because someone put a spell on me. I rescued that ungrateful boy next to you from drowning. He was a wreck, almost past hope. I saved his life and gave him my love, without reservation. I dedicated myself to him. For his sake I ran the risk of revisiting this unfriendly town, and I drew my sword to defend him when he was in trouble. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Antonio2. Duke Orsino3. 5.1. 74-824. Mistaken identity Antonio thinks Sebastian is Cesario |
| : But hear me this:Since you to nonregardance cast my faith,And that I partly know the instrumentThat screws me from my true place in your favor,Live you the marble-breasted tyrant still.But this your minion, whom I know you love,And whom, by heaven I swear, I tender dearly,Him will I tear out of that cruel eyeWhere he sits crowned in his master’s spite.Come, boy, with me. My thoughts are ripe in mischief:I’ll sacrifice the lamb that I do loveTo spite a raven’s heart within a dove. | But listen to me. Since you keep denying the love I feel for you, and since I know who’s stealing my place in your heart, you can go on being cold-hearted, but I’m going to take this boy from you. He knows his master loves you. I’m doing this, even though he’s dear to me, because I know you love him. Come with me, boy. I’m ready to do something extreme. I’ll sacrifice this boy I care for, just to spite a beautiful woman with a heart of stone. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Orsino2. Olivia3. 5.1. 122-1284. Mistaken identity, Love Triangle, Orsino knows Olivia loves Cesario, Orsino thinks Cesario has betrayed him. |
| O thou dissembling cub! What wilt thou beWhen time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case?Or will not else thy craft so quickly growThat thine own trip shall be thine overthrow?Farewell, and take her; but direct thy feetWhere thou and I henceforth may never meet. | Oh, you little liar! How much worse will you be when you’re older? Maybe you’ll get so good at deceit that your tricks will destroy you. Goodbye, and take her. Just never set foot in any place where you and I might happen to meet. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Orsino 2. Cesario3. 5.1 173-1784. Orsino thinks Cesario has married Olivia, Mistaken Identity and betrayal |
| : Do I stand there? I never had a brother;Nor can there be that deity in my nature,Of here and everywhere. I had a sister,Whom the blind waves and surges have devoured.Of charity, what kin are you to me?What countryman? What name? What parentage? | Is that me standing over there? I never had a brother, and I’m certainly not a god who can be in two places at once. I had a sister who drowned. Please tell me, how am I related to you? Are you from my country? What’s your name? Who are your parents? |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Sebastian2. Viola3. 5.1. 237-2424. Mistaken Identity, Olivia and Antonio are trying to figure out why Sebastian and Viola look identical. |
| Your master quits you, and for your service done him,So much against the mettle of your sex,So far beneath your soft and tender breeding,And since you called me “master” for so long,Here is my hand. You shall from this time beYour master’s mistress. | So you’re free now. I’m offering you my hand in marriage because of your loyal service to me, which was far from what any woman should be expected to do, especially a noble woman. You’ve called me “master” for so long. And now you’ll be your master’s mistress. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Orsino2. Viola3. 5.1. 336-3434. Acceptance to an offer, Orsino offers Viola her hand in marriage for being loyal to Orsino this whole time. |
| Madam, you have done me wrong, Notorious wrong. | Madam, you’ve treated me badly, very badly. |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Malvolio2. Olivia3. 5.1. 348-3504. Olivia has tricked Malvolio into doing ridiculous things. Malvolio feels trickery |
| Why, “some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrown upon them.” I was one, sir, in this interlude, one Sir Topas, sir, but that’s all one. | Well, you know, “some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Anyway, I was part of the trick, sir. I pretended to be a priest named Sir Topas. But what does it matter? |
| 1. Who said this speech?2. To whom was this speech directed? 3. Where In the is this speech? Give line numbers.4. What is happening at the time this speech is spoken? | 1. Fool2. Malvolio 3. 5.1. 396-3934. The fool is telling Malvolio he was apart of the trick the whole time. |
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July 10, 2019