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Twelfth Night,
(or What You Will)
A comedy by William Shakespeare
“Love sought is good, but
giv'n unsought is better.”
Cast of Characters
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Viola (Cesario)
Sebastian
Olivia
Orsino
Maria
Sir Toby Belch
Sir Andrew Aguecheek
Malvolio
Feste
Antonio
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Fabian
Valentine
Curio
captain
servant
priest
officer one
officer two
“footnote fiend”
Act I Goal
• To read and understand the text with the aid of an
annotated text
Literary Terms in Practice - keep
definitions close while reading
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allusion
pun
dramatic irony
imagery
iambic pentameter
rhyme
metaphor
puns
bawdiness
oxymoron
Act II Goal
• To judge the most important details without the
assistance of an annotated text.
Act III Goal
• To answer the questions as a whole class without
any answers being repeated.
Acts IV-V Goal
• To answer questions without the teacher’s
guidance though important lines will be
suggested if needed.
Twelfth Night Literary Terms Quiz
Define each of the following using the correct literary
terminology:
1.“’Hold thy peace, thou knave,’ knight? I shall
be/ constrained in’t to call thee ‘knave,’ knight”
II.iii 66-67
2.Viola- “I swear I am not that I play” I.v 182
3.“My brother he is in Elysium” I.ii 4
4.“Will you go hunt, my lord?” … “The hart.” I.i
16-18
5.Viola- “Yet a barful strife! Whoe’er I woo,
myself would be his wife!” I.v. 45-46
Literary Term quiz #2 Twelfth Night (Acts 2-3)
Label each example with the correct literary terminology.
1.“Good night, Penthesilea” II.iii 175
2.Orsino, “...thine eye/ Hath stayed upon some favor that it
loves.... What kind of woman is’t?” Viola, “Of your
complexion” II.iv 26-31
3.Malvolio, “Calling my officers about me/ in my branched
velvet gown, having come from a daybed,/ where I left Olivia
sleeping --.” Toby, “Fire and brimstone!” II.v 46-49
4.Malvolio, “And then ‘I’ comes behind” Toby, “Ay, an you
had any eye behind you, you/ might not see more detraction at
your heels than fortunes before you” II.v 139-142
5.“This fellow is wise enough to play the Fool/ .../ For folly
that he wisely shows is fit;/ But wise men, folly-fall’n, quite
taint their wit” III.i 61-69
Literary Term quiz #3 Twelfth Night (Act 3)
Label each example with the correct literary terminology.
1-2. Olivia, “I am mad as he,/ If sad and merry madness
equal be” III.iv 15-16 _______________ and
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3. Olivia, “Wilt thou to bed, Malvolio?” Malvolio, “To
bed? ‘Ay sweetheart, and I’ll come to thee” III.iv 32-34
4. Antonio, “I must entreat of you some of that money.”
Viola, “What money, sir?” III.iv 356-357
5. “They say he has been fencer/ to the Sophy” III.iv 289290
•Bonus: “If this were played upon a stage now, I could/
condemn it as an improbable fiction” III.iv 136-137
Twelfth Night Character Tracking Chart
Write notes about
each character (on
petals) and put
notes on the
setting around the
violet.
Shakespearean Sonnets
and Iambic Pentameter
• 14 lines
o 3 quatrains and 1 couplet
• Iambic pentameter
o Soft…hard sounds alternated 5 times
o Generally 10 syllables in a line
Takes notes.
Poems due
each act.
Source: Mary Oliver Rules for the Dance
Elements of Theatrical
Comedy
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disguises & mistaken identity
family turmoil
ignoring a clever servant and/or fool
separation & reunification
dramatic irony
physical humor (facial expressions, movements, etc.)
celebratory resolution (contrasted with tragedy)
She’s the Man = Twelfth Night
Classic stories are always adapted for
new and changing audiences.
Universal
themes and
the human
condition
never change.
O Mistress mine, where are you
roaming? sung by Feste II.iii
O Mistress mine, where are you roaming?
O stay and hear! your true-love’s coming
That can sing both high and low;
Trip no further, pretty sweeting,
Journeys end in lovers’ meeting—
Every wise man’s son doth know.
What is the message
of stanza one?
What is love? ’tis not hereafter;
Present mirth hath present laughter;
What’s to come is still unsure:
In delay there lies no plenty,—
Then come kiss me, Sweet-and-twenty,
Youth’s a stuff will not endure.
What is the message
of stanza two?
Famous
Quotation
“Be not afraid of greatness:
some are born great, some
achieve greatness, Some have
greatness thrust upon them.”
II.v Malvolio
Themes for Discussion
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foolishness versus wisdom
superficial beauty and attraction vs. true love (constancy)
madness vs. sanity
egocentricity and arrogance
revenge
cruelty
unrequited love
visual themes in movie
o sculptures
o proximity (close talking)
o body language
She’s the Man
• Content Goal- We will compare two movies to realize their timeless
qualities.
• Language Goal- We will write elaborative essays using the full writing
process.
• Essay prompt option 1- What universal theme is represented by
similarities in the films Twelfth Night and She’s the Man? (In other words,
what is the author’s main purpose?) Write an insightful thesis and
support it with 3-6 significant similarities between the two movies.
• Essay prompt option 2- Theatrical comedy involves certain formulas
(disguise, etc.). What similarities between Twelfth Night and She’s the
Man prove that the traditional formulas are timeless because they appeal
to audiences for hundreds of years. Support your thesis with 3-6
similarities in the two movies.