Characters:

Orsino: Duke of Illyria

Olivia: rich countess

Viola: a lady later disguised as Cesario

Sir Toby: Olivia Uncle

Malvolio: Olivia's steward

Maria: Olivia's woman

Sebastian: Olivia's twin brother

Antonio: sea captain, and Sebastian's friend

VALENTINE, CURIO- Gentlemen attending on the Duke

Fabian- servant of Olivia

Feste - clown

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The picure above is of Malvolio in his cross-gartered yellow stockings. The two women pictured are Olivia and her lady Maria laughing at him.

 

 

Major Conflict:

Viola is in love with Orsino, who is in love with Olivia, who is in love with Viola’s male disguise, Cesario. This love triangle is complicated by the fact that neither Orsino nor Olivia knows that Viola is really a woman.

 

Rising Action:

The mounting confusion, mistaken identities, and professions of love leading up to Act V.

 

Climax:

Sebastian and Viola are reunited, and everyone realizes that Viola is really a woman.

 

Falling Action:

Viola prepares to marry Orsino; Malvolio is freed and vows revenge; everyone else goes off to celebrate.

 

Themes:

love as a cause of suffering

the uncertainty of gender

 the folly of ambition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a scene from the Twelfth Night movie that was directed by Trevor Nunn. This is also the scene that was discussed in the inter-cutting article we read.