Characters, structure, and themes Twelfth Night Characters, structure, and themes

Twelfth Night or What You Will Title “What You Will” is like “As You Like It” Does it mean “Whatever is your pleasure”? Is it the ending that is as we like it? what we will? Is the world they inhabit as we will? Golden world? Are the characters? Rosalind and Viola most perfect

Twelfth Night Dominant images Viola/Cesario Orsino Olivia

Twelfth Night Plot structure Main Plot – wooing Orsino/Olivia through Cesario (Viola) Olivia/Cesario into Olivia/Sebastian Viola (as Cesario)/Orsino Olivia/Sebastian (whom she thinks is Cesario)

Twelfth Night Subplot structure Feste’s singing and begging Sir Toby’s drunkenness Sir Andrew’s wooing of Olivia Malvolio’s Puritanism Maria’s Jest Feste’s revenge

Twelfth Night Viola’s interaction w/other characters Antonio Captain 3.4, 5.1 1.2 Viola Sebastian 5.1 1.2, 2.4,5.1 1.5, 3.1,3.4, 5.1 Orsino Olivia 2.1 Orsino’s men 1.4 Malvolio 3.5, 5.1 2.4, 3.1,5.1 Sir Toby Feste Sir Andrew Maria

Twelfth Night Olivia’s interaction w/other characters Antonio Captain Viola Sebastian 1.5 4.1, 4.3, 5.1 Orsino 5.1 Olivia 1.5, 3.4, 5.1 Orsino’s men Malvolio 1.5 1.5 1.5, 5.1 Sir Toby Feste Sir Andrew Maria

Twelfth Night Feste’s interaction w/other characters Antonio Captain Viola Sebastian 2.4, 3.1, 5.1 Olivia 4.1, 5.1 Orsino 1.5, 5.1 Orsino’s men Malvolio 2.4, 5.1 1.5, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1 Sir Toby 1.5, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1 Feste Sir Andrew Maria

Twelfth Night Toby’s/Andrew’s/Maria’s interactions Antonio Captain Viola Sebastian 3.1, 3.4, 5.1 4.1, 5.1 Orsino Olivia Orsino’s men 1.5, 3.4, 5.1 Malvolio 1.5, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1 Sir Toby 1.5, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1 Feste Sir Andrew Maria 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.5, 3.4, 5.1

Twelfth Night Malvolio’s interactions Antonio Captain Viola Sebastian 2.1 Olivia Orsino 1.5, 3.4, 5.1 Orsino’s men Malvolio 2.3, 4.2, 5.1 1.5, 2.3, 2.5, 3.4, 5.1 Sir Toby Feste Sir Andrew Maria

Twelfth Night Orsino’s interaction w/other characters Antonio Captain Viola Sebastian 1.4, 2.4, 5.1 Orsino 5.1 Olivia 1.4 Orsino’s men Malvolio 2.4 Sir Toby Feste Sir Andrew Maria

Twelfth Night Integration of all Characters Antonio Captain Viola Sebastian Orsino Olivia Orsino’s men Malvolio Sir Toby Feste Sir Andrew Maria

Twelfth Night two worlds Orsino’s / masculine Talk of hunting Music/emotion Love is unrequited Wooing through intermediary (Cesario) Direct wooing (Viola) Olivia’s / feminine Talk of grief Jesting /tricks Love is impossible Wooing through intermediary (Malvolio) Direct wooing (Olivia) Supposed wooing (letter to Malvolio)

As You Like It Couples realistic romantic Sexual Inappropriate Viola/Orsino romantic Olivia/Sebastian Sexual Sir Toby/Maria Inappropriate Malvolio/Olivia and Sir Andrew/Olivia and Olivia/Viola

Twelfth Night Foiling Character foiling Viola/Olivia, both lost brothers Viola/Olivia/Orsino—all have love unrequited Viola/Feste, both travel freely between households Viola/Sebastian, both lost sibling, are strangers

Olivia/Cesario (Viola) Twelfth Night -- Act I Scene 1 Orsino sad Scene 2 Viola sad To serve Orsino Scene 3 Sir Toby drunk Maria aids Scene 4 Viola and Orsino Scene 5 Maria/Feste Feste/Olivia Olivia/Malvolio Olivia/Cesario (Viola)

Twelfth Night -- Act II Scene 1 Antonio/Sebastian Scene 2 Malvolio/Cesario Scene 3 Sir Toby/Andrew Maria/Feste Malvolio Scene 4 Orsino/Viola Feste Scene 5 Maria’s Jest Malvolio letter

Twelfth Night -- Act III Scene 1 Viola/Feste Sir Toby/Andrew Viola/Olivia Scene 2 Sir Andrew to Challenge Cesario Scene 3 Sebastian/ Antonio Scene 4 Olivia/Malvolio, yellow stockings Sir Toby to care for Malvolio Olivia/Cesario Viola challenged by Sir Andrew Antonio rescues Viola

Sebastian fights Sir Toby Twelfth Night -- Act IV Scene 1 Feste/Sebastian Sebastian fights Sir Toby Olivia breaks up fight Scene 2 Malvolio’s torment Feste as Scene 3 Olivia and Sebastian marry

Twelfth Night -- Act V Scene 1 Feste/Fabian Feste/Orsino Viola/Orsino/Antonio Olivia/Orsino/Cesario Sebastian/Sir Toby/Sir Andrew Viola/Sebastian Malvolio Feste’s Song

Twelfth Night themes Masculinity and Femininity Nature of love (unrequited), of wooing Grief Loyalty Revenge Puritanism: no fun, no drink, no song

Twelfth Night and As You Like It comparison of main characters Rosalind Father absent Cousin/sister Celia Disguise for fun and protection Gets Orlando to woo her as Ganymede. Teaches him about love Both masculine and feminine Viola Father dead, brother lost Alone Disguise necessary for modesty Wooes Olivia for Orsino, Admits love for him, teaches him how to love Both masculine and feminine