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sacboy802
sacboy802
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What does Maria tell Fabian and Sir Toby?

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Posted by sacboy802 on Wednesday April 29, 2009 at 2:01 PM and tagged with act 2, maria, twelfth night.

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  1. soph17
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    I think you are referring to Act II, Scene 5, where Maria is setting up Malvolio for his downfall. In this scene, she says to Fabian and Sir Toby:

    Get you all three into the boxtree. Malvolio's coming down this walk. He has been yonder i'the sun practicing behaviour to his own shadow this half hour. Observe him, for the love of mockery, for I know this letter will make a contemplative idiot of him. Close, in the name of jesting! Lie thou there for here comes the trout that must be caught with tickling. 

    She is telling the men to hide and watch Malvolio carefully as he is about to make a fool of himself. It is important that it is Fabian who is with the other men instead of the intended third, the Fool. For it is Fabian who can later inform Olivia; he can do this because he is less involved in the mischief himself.                                

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    http://www.enotes.com/twelfth/act-ii-scene-5-summary-anal...

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    Posted by soph17 on Thursday April 30, 2009 at 7:58 AM