english act 1

• who said it “if music he the food of love, play on! give me excess of it that surfeiting the appetite may sicken and so die”?

  Orsino
• who are the “upstairs characters”?

  Orsino, Olivia, Viola, Captain
• what does orsino mean?

  little bear
• name of valentine?


  refers to the theme or love
• what is unrequited love?

  Orsino loves Olivia, but she does not love him
• what does Olivia wearing a veil symbolize?

  The common theme of disguise and identity throughout the play
• what is the significance between the names Olivia and Viola?


  anagrams
• what theme does Viola as a man represent ?

  Disguise and identity
• orsino?

  loves Olivia even though she does not return the love. in love with the idea of being in love (not real love)
• olivia?

  does not love orsino. mourns the loss of her brother (remain covered for 7 years: romantic sentimentality)
• what does the captain do?

  help viola disguise herself as a man
• what happens to viola?

  grieving for her brother
• relationship between Cesario/Viola and Orsino?

  in 3 days have they become very close and Viola has fallen in love with Orsino
• What does Orsino say to Viola/Cesario?

  compliments her feminine qualities
• who says this?

  Captain gives evidence of Sebastian not drowning

  
• who says this “conceal me what I am, and be my aid. for such disguise as haply shall become the form of my intent. I’ll servie this duke……CONTD”?

  Viola (her plan to serve Orsino as a man)
• who says this “confine? ill confine myself no finer than I am. These clothes are good enough to drink in and so be these boots too.”?

  Show’s SIR TOBYS wit and defiance
• theme of love?

  flirting between sir toby and maria. sir andrew as a suitor for Olivia
• what are the downstairs characters?

  subplot
• what are the upstairs characters?

  main plot
• how is humour used?

  word play (maria and sir andrew). taking things seriously (sir andrew). making fun of sir toby and sir andrew (asks them to dance)
• what does aguecheek mean?

  sickly, ugly
• what does belch mean?

  rude and vulgar
• what does maria mean?

  bitter
• feste?


  fool who has disappeared for a while and olivia is upset about it very intelligent
• maria?


  able to take on Feste in a bag take of wit
• malvolio?


  a steward (head servant). arrogant and snobby. dislikes Feste
• “thou knows no less but all. i have un clasped to thee the book even of my secret soul”?


  -shows the bond between ORSINO and viola
• “i’ll do my best to woo your lady. yet a barful strife. whoe’er i woo, myself would be his wife”?

  VIOLA is in love with orsino
• what is viola as cesario?

  disguise and identity
• what does cesario mean?

  hairy (humourous)
• viola in love with orsino is what?

  an example of unrequited love
• what does feste mean?

  festival.
• what does malvolio mean?

  ill will
• olivia hidden with a veil is what?

  theme of disguise and identity
• what is the love triangle?


  orsino loves olivia. olivia loves cesario. cesario loves orsino
• ”the more fool, madonna, to mourn for your brothers soul, being in heaven. take away the fool, gentleman.”?

  FESTE shows his wit and he does that olivia is a fool (even though he is referred to as one)
• “madam, yond young fellows swears he will speak with you CONTD”?


  from MALVOLIO. viola/cesario seems to have an answer for any excuse that could be given.
• “make me a willow cabin at your gate and call upon my soul within the house. CONTD”?


  passionate speech by CESARIO/viola about pursuing love
• how does olivia feel about cesario?

  falling for cesario based on his looks and passionate speech. tries to trick cesario into returning the next day with the ring