Twelfth Night Questions and Answers
Why did Shakespeare title his play Twelfth Night?
Compare and contrast the characters of Viola and Olivia in Twelfth Night.
"Like a worm i' the bud, feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy." What does that mean?
Discuss the dramatic irony in Twelfth Night. Provide at least two examples.
In Twelfth Night, why does Viola want to serve Orsino?
Why does Maria want to trick Malvolio?
What is the significance of Shakespeare's title Twelfth Night, and how did the title come into use?
In what time period is Twelfth Night set?
Why did Olivia fall in love with Cesario?
Describe the relationship between Sebastian and Antonio in Twelfth Night.
How does Shakespeare portray love in Twelfth Night?
What is the play on words in scene 1 of Twelfth Night, and how does Orsino twist the meaning?
What are the literary devices are found in act 1, scene 2 of Twelfth Night?
What dramatic techniques does Shakespeare use in Twelfth Night?
What is the significance of the final song Feste sings in Act 5, Scene 1 in Twelfth Night, and what does Shakespeare want to tell us with the song?
In Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, how much time elapses during the play?
How is Viola is both the hero and heroine of Twelfth Night?
What is the main message of Twelfth Night?
What is the moral of Twelfth Night?
Why does Orsino marry Viola?
What is an example of a pun in Twelfth Night in act 2, scenes 2 or 3?
What are the similarities and differences in Viola's and Olivia's circumstances in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
Who is Valentine in Twelfth Night?
What are some literary devices used in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, act 1, scenes 3–4?
What is an example of a double entendre in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
Is there any information about how Olivia's brother died in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
What are the literary devices in act 1, scene 4 of Twelfth Night?
In Twelfth Night, how does the clown prove that Olivia is a fool?
What are the plot and subplot in Twelfth Night and how are they interlinked?
What is Duke Orsino's concept of love in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
What are Viola's views on love in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
What are some literary devices in Twelfth Night Act 3?
Is Orsino in love with Olivia?
In the play Twelfth Night, what are the circumstances of the quote? O' what a deal of scorn looks beautiful In the contempt and anger of his lip. A murd'rous guilt shows not itself more soon Than love that would seem hid: love's night is noon
Point out the literary devices used in Malvolio's speech throughout act 3, scene 4 of Twelfth Night, relating them to the theme of social hierarchy or lust of power.
What role does Curio play in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
What does this sentence mean? "I pray you bring your hand to the buttery bar and let it drink."
Why does Malvolio want to marry Olivia?
“I'll sacrifice the lamb that I do love/To spite a raven's heart within a dove.” Who is the the lamb and who is the dove in Twelfth Night?
How does Orsino view love?
What is the meaning of William Shakespeare's poem "Carpe Diem" from Twelfth Night?
What are 3 stock characters in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
What does "If music be the food of love, play on; / Give me excess of it, that surfeiting, / The appetite may sicken, and so die" mean?
How difficult is it for Cesario (Viola) to get to see Olivia in Twelfth Night?
What is the meaning of the following extract from act 1, scene 1, lines 9–14 of Twelfth Night, and how does it convey the character of Orsino? “O spirit of love, how quick and fresh art thou, / That notwithstanding thy capacity / Receiveth as the sea, naught enters there, / Of what validity and pitch so e’er, / But falls into abatement and low price / Even in a minute!”
How is disguise used in Twelfth Night?
What is an example of malapropism found in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
What are the different kinds of love (e.g., loving oneself) explored by Shakespeare in the play Twelfth Night?
Why is it impossible for Viola to get a job in Olivia's house in Twelfth Night?
What are some comedic devices in act 1 of Twelfth Night?
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