Twelfth Night, Act II

Twelfth Night, Act II

Multiple Choice

Who plays a trick on Malvolio?

• Maria

• Olivia

• Viola

• Sebastian

II.i

• Antonio and Sebastian wash up on the shores of Illyria.

• What type of conversation do they have?

• ebastian decides to go to the court of Duke Orsino because he thinks he has no family remaining. He believes his sister Viola has drowned.

• He tells Antonio not to follow him, and exits.

• Antonio says that, even though he has many enemies in Duke Orsino's court, he's going to follow Sebastian.

Multiple Choice

What theme does Sebastian's reappearance best represent?

• Appearances are not always what they seem.

• People who are dead sometimes come back.

• There is no point in mourning someone.

Multiple Choice

Who is Cesario?

• Viola in disguise

• Antonio in disguise

• Sebastian in disguise

• Some dude

II.ii

• Malvolio approaches Cesario with "his" ring.

• Cesario tells Malvolio it does not belong to "him," and Malvolio gets angry and throws it down.

• Cesario/Viola thinks about it and realizes that Olivia sent the ring because she fancies Cesario.

Open Ended

Describe the love triangle that has formed so far in the play.

II.iii

• Sir Toby and Sir Andrew are up late at Olivia's home.

• Why?

• They are drinking and partying and being very loud.

Multiple Choice

Who arrives in scene iii to tell Sir Toby and Sir Andrew that they need to quiet down before they get yelled at?

• Maria

• Malvolio

• Olivia

• Cesario

II.iii

• Maria tells Sir Toby and Sir Andrew to calm down or Malvolio will yell at them.

• Shortly after, Malvolio comes out (as predicted) and chastises them for being loud, being snotty to them.

II.iii

• After Malvolio leaves, Maria shares how much she detests the annoying man and she says that she wants to play a trick on him.

• She reveals that she plans on writing a letter pretending to be Olivia confessing her love to Malvolio.

Multiple Choice

To whose handwriting does Maria say hers is similar?

• Olivia

• Viola

• Andrew

• Toby

II.iv

• Cesario (Viola) and Duke Orsino have a conversation about love.

• The Duke says he can tell that Cesario is in love with someone. Through dramatic irony, who do we know Viola is in love with?

• Viola is in love with Duke Orsino.

II.iv

• A lot more dramatic irony occurs as Duke Orsino asks Cesario who "he" is in love with.

• Viola responds that she's in love with someone similar in looks and age to the Duke. He recommends that Cesario find a younger woman.

II.iv

• Duke Orsino and Viola have a conversation about how men and women love.

• The Duke claims that women cannot love as strongly or deeply as men.

• Viola politely disagrees and suggests that women love just as deeply, but aren't as vocal about it.

II.iv

• Orsino has sent for Feste (the Clown), who apparently moves back and forth between the houses of Olivia and Orsino.

• Feste sings another very sad love song, and, afterward, Orsino orders Cesario to go to Olivia again, pleading Orsino’s love to her.

Multiple Choice

The Duke believes that women can love as deeply as men.

• True

• False

II.v

• Maria drops the fake love letter she wrote on a pathway for Malvolio to find and leaves.

• Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, and Fabian hide themselves and watch as Malvolio picks up the letter.

• Much of the humor from this scene comes from Malvolio's comments about the hidden gentlemen and their reactions to it.

II.v

• Malvolio believes that the letter may be from Olivia to him, based on the random letters M, O, A, and B.

• The letter instructs Malvolio to wear yellow stockings (which Olivia hates), crossed garters (which Olivia hates), smile at Olivia a lot (which she doesn't want right now), be rude to Sir Toby, and be snide towards the other servants.

Multiple Choice

What emotion does Sir Toby express towards Maria?

• Admiration

• Hatred

• Displeasure

• Coveting