TWELFTH NIGHT ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT THE FOCUS FOR YOUR ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE MALVOLIO. TO START WITH, YOU NEED TO HAVE IDEAS ABOUT WHAT HE IS LIKE AND WHAT WE THINK OF HIM. USE THE POINTS ON THE NEXT SLIDES TO HELP ORGANISE YOUR IDEAS.

Key scenes Act 1 scene 5 – He is rude to Feste (pg. 23) Act 2 scene 3 – He tells Sir Toby and the others to be quiet (pg. 45-47) They plot the letter (pg 47-49) Act 2 scene 5 - He reads the letter (pg. 61-67) Act 3 scene 4 - He appears in yellow stockings and cross garters (pg. 89-95) Act 4 scene 2 - He has been locked up and is visited by Feste Act 5 scene 1 - He is released, the truth is revealed and he swears revenge. (pg. 145-147)

Assessment Do you feel Malvolio has been treated badly or does he get what he deserves? Write a paragraph explaining what he does that causes Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Maria and Feste to plot against him. Malvolio firstly upsets Feste by… He later annoys Sir Toby and Sir Andrew by… Now explain how the audience might feel about him. What might make them feel this way? The audience might feel… because… Try to find two or three quotations from the play to back up your points.

Assessment Explain what happens to Malvolio at the end of the play – think about how the others humiliate him. Malvolio is made to do a number of things by the other characters. Firstly, they… Later on… How does he feel at the end? By the end of the play, Malvolio feels… What do WE think? How might that be different from Shakespeare’s audience?

Is Malvolio treated fairly in Twelfth Night? Assessment If you finish all those planning ideas your final title is: Is Malvolio treated fairly in Twelfth Night? You should aim to write 3-4 paragraphs, focusing on: His behaviour What the other characters think of him What happens to him How the audience – both then and now – feel about him Remember to include quotations in your answer. Draft it in your books then be prepared to write it up.

Why do you think Shakespeare presented the character like this? How does the audience feel about him? Perhaps we feel sorry for him? How could we describe Malvolio here? Arrogant and rude “I marvel that your ladyship takes delight in such a barren rascal.” 1.v Hurtful and malicious A villain We mistrust Malvolio and dislike him Maybe he wants us to hate the character so we don’t feel sorry for him later

Our first impressions of Malvolio are very bad Our first impressions of Malvolio are very bad. He insults Feste in front of Olivia by saying “I marvel that your ladyship takes delight in such a barren rascal.” This makes him seem malicious and rude; the audience feel this is a character they should dislike and mistrust. Perhaps Shakespeare wanted us to hate Malvolio here, so we wouldn’t pity him later but laugh at him instead. Evidence included in the second sentence How the character seems to us How the audience feel about the character Why you think Shakespeare made this decision

Sentence starters: Malvolio seems… Here he comes across as … and … because… The audience see him as… Perhaps Shakespeare wants us to…

WRITE IN YOUR PLANNERS… Complete draft version of assessment using the key scenes and the framework. You need to complete A MINIMUM of 3 scenes.