ACT 1 Twelfth night

Question 1

“If music be the food of love, play on” Who said this and what do they mean?

Answer 1

Orsino said this, telling his musician to play on, help his love grow

Question 2

What does Olivia send to viola after she leaves ?

Answer 2

A ring

Question 3

What aspects of Violas characters are revealed by the end of ACT 1?

Answer 3

good liar, clever, dressed as a man

Question 4

Explain an example of dramatic irony from this Act?

Answer 4

That orsino sends viola too woo olivia for himself, yet she woos her for herself, not knowingly

Question 5

What is Violas servant name?

Answer 5

Cesaria

Question 6

what’s a soliloquy and its purpose ?

Answer 6

when a character delivers an extended monologue and is speaking to audience to explain or say something

Question 7

What has Shakespeare accomplished in act 1?

Answer 7

Introducing the main characters and main plot

Question 8

what is the love triangle

Answer 8

Orisno loves Olivia who lives Viola(Cesario) who loves Orisno

Question 9

Who’s going to live like a cloistress? Why? What does this mean??

Answer 9

Olivia, it means she’s going to live away from civilization, because she is mourning the loses of her brother and father.

Question 10

“plays oath’ viol-de-gameboys,and speaks three or four languages word for word without book” who says this and who are they talking to?

Answer 10

Sir toby says this too he’s talking about Sir Andrew!