Essay Plan 1

Question 1

Suffering of Antonio

Answer 1

• His love for Sebastian (platonic or not) causes him grief when Sebastian gets married to Olivia
• Unable to express his potentially romantic feelings for Sebastian

Question 2

Suffering of Antonio - QUOTES

Answer 2

• “Let me be your servant”
• “I adore thee so”

Question 3

Gulling of Malvolio

Answer 3

• The comedic cruelty of Maria, Sir Andrew and Sir Toby toward Malvolio
• Malvolio suffering as he falls for the feigned letter, believes Olivia is in love with him, and goes through with wearing the yellow stockings and cross-garters
• Deception and disguise of Feste - disguised as the Priest, Sir Topas and Malvolio thinks he has a chance to prove he is not mad, but ends up proving that he is as he falls for Feste’s disguise

Question 4

Gulling of Malvolio - QUOTES

Answer 4

• “I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of love” - Maria
• “I will be strange, stout, in yellow stockings and cross-gartered”

Question 5

Sir Toby using Sir Andrew

Answer 5

• Sir Toby isn’t particularly fond of Sir Andrew, but he pretends to be in order to use his money for his own enjoyment (alcohol - theme of excess)
• Sir Andrew is treated poorly, being called and being described as a fool
• Sir Andrew is taken advantage of, both for his money and because of his stupidity

Question 6

Sir Toby using Sir Andrew - QUOTES

Answer 6

• “I am a great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit”

Question 7

Orsino’s love for Olivia

Answer 7

• The love triangle between Orsino, Olivia and Viola/Cesario causes comedic complications
• Orsino, as the romantic hero, uses a lot of poetic language to describe his love for Olivia, but Olivia does not reciprocate these feelings and simply has no sympathy for Orsino’s suffering which is quite comedic

Question 8

Orsino’s love for Olivia - QUOTES