Viola | washes up on the shores of Illyria after a shipwreck; to survive, she disguises herself as a eunuch and becomes a servant of Duke Orsino, who she ends up falling in love with |
Duke Orsino | a powerful nobleman in the country of Illyria who is lovesick for Olivia,but is actually just in love with the idea of being in love; becomes close to his servant Cesario, who is actually Viola |
Olivia | a wealthy, beautiful, and noble Illyrian lady; mourning for 7 years for the death of her brother; both Sir Andrew and Duke Orsino attempt to make her fall in love with them |
Sebastian | Viola’s twin brother who is rescued from the shipwreck by Antonio |
Malvolio | head servant of Olivia; has a very high opinion of himself; Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Maria, and Fabian play a trick on him |
Feste/Clown | the fool of Olivia’s household; moves between Olivia’s and Orsino’s houses, earning a living by making jokes, singing, and even offering advice |
Sir Toby Belch | Olivia’s uncle who lives with her; heavily drinks, makes practical jokes, and is somewhat obnoxious |
Maria | Olivia’s clever, daring young serving-woman |
Sir Andrew | Sir Toby’s idiotic “drinking buddy” who attempts to court Olivia |
Antonio | rescues Sebastian from the shipwreck; becomes very fond of Sebastian |
Valentine and Curio | two gentlemen who work for Duke Orsino |
Fabian | a servant in Olivia’s household; assists Maria and Sir Toby in their plot to humiliate Malvolio |
Captain | rescues Viola from the shipwreck; helps Viola disguise herself to become a servant for Duke Orsino |
7 years | the length of time Olivia says she will mourn her brother’s death |
Cesario | Viola’s male disguise |
… | Why was Maria mad at the fool/Feste? |
Feste reappears and consoles Olivia | Feste’s proof that Olivia is a fool |
She will send him fake love letters that he will think are from Olivia. | Maria plans a trick to play on Malvolio |
the new trick on Malvolio | Sir toby, Fabian and Maria decide to lock Malvolio up for fun and to teach him a lesson. They plan that they will let him go when they want to and then celebrate their successful joke. |
Sir Toby tricking Sir Andrew | Sir Toby encourages Sir Andrew to write a letter to Cesario, challenging him to a duel |
Sir Toby tears up the letter | Sir Andrew’s letter is so awful that Sir Toby won’t deliver it and instead tells Cesario about the challenge to fight |
comic fight scene | neither Sir Andrew or Cesario want to fight |
to the rescue | Antonio sees the fight between Sir Andrew and Cesario and thinks Cesario is Sebastian (twins). He intervenes and is arrested, asks for his money. |
Viola realizes Sebastian is alive | Antonio tells everyone how he rescued Sebastian from the storm, and is angry about not being given his money |
Sir Andrew follows Cesario -new fight | Sir Andrew follows Cesario, thinks he finds him and starts a fight- with – Sebastian |
Sebastian is a good fighter | Sebastian is surprised by the attack but fights back very well, injuring both Sir Andrew and Sir Toby |
Sebastian appears in Olivia’s court | Olivia, thinking Sebastian is Cesario, proposes marriage again. although he is puzzled, Sebastian accepts. |
Olivia challenges Cesario to stay with her | Olivia, Orsino and Viola share the stage, Olivia accused Cesario of betrayal of their marriage |
happy ending | Sebastain and Cesario appear together… mysteries are resolved, love for happy couples |
Malvolio in cell | Malvolio is tormented in his cell as Feste helps Sir Toby try to make Malvolio mad |
freedom for Malvolio | Malviolio is released but extremely angry- he does not see the joke and threatens revenge. this is not the happy joke revelation that Sir Toby envisioned and leaves the play with a darker undertone. |
finale | Final song that expresses the actors wishes and hopes at the end of the entertainmentHey, ho the wind and the rain- and final line- ‘We’ll strive to please you everyday’ |
Twelfth Night Review new 1
July 29, 2019