Malvolio Flashcards
As the critic John Weiss states, “He can never…
…take a joke.”
As the critic John Weiss states, “When a man becomes the cause…
…of his own mortification, it is simply comic.”
Charles Lamb has said that, “Even in his abused state of chains and…
…darkness, sort of greatness never seems to desert him.”
Charles Lamb has also said that, “The catastrophe of this character has…
…a kind of tragic interest.”
Peter Thomson has said that, “It is a mistake that some actors have…
…made to play Malvolio as a near tragic victim.”
“To bed! Ay sweetheart…
… and i’ll come to thee!”
Malvolio’s visions of rising “from a day bed” where…
…he has “left Olivia sleeping.”
Olivia acknowledges that he has been
“most notoriously abused.”
“I’ll be revenged…
… on the whole pack of you.”
