“Conceal me what I am” | Viola disguises herself as Cesario |
“Disguise I see thou art a wickedness” | Viola comments on the problems disguise has caused her |
“My lady loves me” | Malvolio is tricked into believing that Olivia loves him |
“To bed? Ay, sweetheart” | The repercussions of Malvolio’s deception are that he tries to hit on Olivia |
“As hell” “Laid me here in darkness” | Malvolio’s failure to realise the reality leads to him suffering |
“He has been fencer to the sophy” “He is a devil in private brawl” | Sir Andrew and Viola are tricked into believing each other is a great fighter |
Will you deny me now?” | Antonio is left bewildered by Cesario not giving him back his money that he actually took from Sebastien |
“Nothing that is so is so” | Feste is confused by Sebastien denying the fact that he knows him, sums up the play in this quote |
“Plight me the full assurance of your faith” | Olivia mistakenly marries Sebastien |
“Husband, stay!” “O thou dissembling cub” | Viola being mistaken for Sebastien causes chaos in Act 5 |
“Happy wreck” “Revenged on the whole pack of you” | Everything is resolved for the couples but Malvolio is left damaged at the end |
“Cucullus non facit monachum” | Feste uses a simile to criticise Olivia for wanting him taken away |
“I am not what I am” | Spoken by Viola to Olivia and therefore is rich in dramatic irony |
“All is semblative a woman’s part” | Orsino notices how Cesario is rather feminine in appearance |
“Almost sick for one” “Would not have it grow on my chin” | Viola jokes about Feste suggesting she should grow a beard |
“Nothing that is so is so” “That that is, is” | Feste says these in adjacent scenes, sums up the confusion of this world |
Twelfth Night Theme Quotes – Appearance vs Reality
July 27, 2019