Twelfth Night Character Review

A clever, daring, young servant who has rebellious, topsy-turvy spirit that animates the play and who plots with Sir Toby and Sir Andrew to bring down Malvolio.

• Curio

• Olivia

• Viola

• Maria

Viola’s disguise so she can work in Illyria as a servant for Duke Orsino.

• Antonio

• Cessario

• Feste

• Captain

A nobleman in the country of Illyria, and a supreme egotist who dramatically mopes around complaining how heartsick he is over Olivia.

• Sir Andrew

• Sebastian

• Orsino

• Cesario

A wealthy, beautiful, noble Illyrian lady, courted by Orsino and Sir Andrew, and who falls in love with Cesario (Viola).

• Curio

• Captin

• Olivia

• Maria

A young noble woman, shipwrecked in a storm, who disguises herself as a young man to make her own way in the world.

• Olivia

• Sebastian

• Maria

• Viola

Olivia's uncle whose rowdy behavior includes practical jokes, heavy drinking, and late-night carousing.

• Sir Andrew

• Sir Toby

• Duke Orsino

• Antonio

Rescues Sebastian after his shipwreck and takes care of him by accompanying him to Illyria and furnishing him with money.

• Curio

• Feste

• Captain

• Antonio

Sir Toby's friend who thinks that he is witty, brave, young, and good as languages and dancing, but he is actually a complete idiot.

• Duke Orsino

• Sir Andrew

• Sir Antonio

• Fabian

The court jester, who earns his living by making pointed jokes, singing old songs, being witty, and who seems the wisest character in the play.

• Mrs. Nobley

• Malvolio

• Fabian

• Feste

The straight-laced steward in the household of Lady Olivia whose priggish and haughty attitude earn him the hatred of Sit Toby, Sir Andrew, and Maria.

• Sebastian

• Malvolio

• Antonio

• Feste