scene summaries Flashcards
1
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act 1, scene 1
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- orsino expresses his love for olivia
- valentine returns and says olivia rejected his courtship
- valentine tells orsino that olivia will be in mourning for the next 7 years
2
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act 1 scene 2
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- viola washes up in illyria and thinks her brothers dead
- captain tells her of orisons love for olivia and how olivia lost her after and brother
- viola decides to disguise herself as a eunuch to work for orsino
3
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act 1 scene 3
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- toby complains to maria about his niece olivias behaviour
- maria tells him to control his drinking and revelry
- discuss andrew who loves olivia
- andrews vanity and low intelligence is mocked when he arrives
- toby needs andrews money so encourages him to woo olivia
4
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act 1 scene 4 *
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- valentine tells viola that orsino trusts her and has told her all his secrets
- rosin notices viola is feminine
- orsino tells viola that she needs to get olivia to fall for him
- violas final aside reveals she’s in love with orsino
5
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act 1, scene 5
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- olivia, malvolio and feste introduced
- feste insults olivia and malvilio disapproves of him
- viola tells of orisons love for her but olivia starts to love viola
- olivia gives malvolio a ring to give to viola to get her back
6
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act 2, scene 2
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- antonio saves sebastian from drawing in shipwreck
- sebastian mourning viola
- antonio becomes sebastian’s servant but says he has lots of enemies in Illyria
7
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act 2, scene 3
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- andrew and toby make merry in the evening
- mariawans them about the noise they’re making
- malvolio is angry and threatens to tell olivia about maria
- maria, toby and drew create a plan to humiliate malvolio
8
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act 2, scene 4
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- festes is ordered to play a song for orsino
- the song spurs orsino to pursue olivias love
- viola tells a story of her sister (herself) who loved someone but could show their feelings
- viola is sent to olivias house with a jewel to give her from orsino
9
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act 2, scene 5
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- toby enlists fabian in mocking malvolio
- malvolio finds the letter and reads it
- malvolio imagines himself as a count and angers toby and andrew by fantasising about bossing them around
10
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act 3, scene 1
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- viola and feste exchange wordplay as she tries to enter olivias house
- viola encounters toby, andrew, olivia, maria
- viola pities olivia
- viola exits saying she can never love a woman
11
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act 3, scene 2
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- andrew is annoyed that olivia favours cesario
- andrew goes to write to cesario to challenge him
- maria enters saying malvolio is wearing yellow stockings
12
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act 3, scene 3
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- antonio follows sebastian to keep him safe
- antonio says he’s had sea fights with orsnios men so is in danger
- he goes to an inn and leaves his money with sebastian
13
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act 3, scene 4 *
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- maria tells olivia malvolio is mad
- malvolio enters smiling wearing cross garters
- olivia tells him to go to bed and he’s delighted
- he quotes from the letter and olivia declares him mad
- toby tries to get cesario and andrew to fight
- antonio is arrested and looks to casario for help but viola is very confused
- viola wonders if sebastian is still alive
14
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act 4, scene 1 *
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- air toby and andrew try to fight sebastian thinking its cesario
- olivia is furious at toby and takes sebastian to her house
15
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act 4, scene 2 *
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- feste disguises himself as priest sir topas
- feste mocks malvolio in prison and tries to make him mad
