Twelfth Night Flashcards
When was William Shakespeare born
April 23 1564
When did William Shakespeare die
In 1616 at the age of 52
What was the Globe Theatre
Theater at which Shakespeare and his fellow actors performed most of their plays
How many words did Shakespeare know
29,066
How many poems and sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
How many plays did Shakespeare write
37 and perhaps 38
What did Shakespeare live through
The black plague and the discovery of Pompeii
Where and when was the original Globe Theatre built
Built in London in 1599
Where did the wealthy patrons sit during the performance
In tiered galleries around the open area
What were the groundlings from which location did they watch the performance
They were lower class and they stood around the stage
Why are most jesters chosen
To make a fool of themselves and their wit performing and pointing out others foolishness entertains of the kings and queens
How did the bright jesters use their positions to their advantage
They would say things to really important people they would say cunning rude sarcastic things to important people because people didn’t think that they meant what they said
What were jesters or fools like in Shakespeare’s plays
They were bright insightful witty and entertaining
Look over drama versus film
Refer to above
What is the alternate name for 12th night
What you will
What will you be what will you see what will you do and will is also his name
What happens on January 6
The feast of the epiphany and it marks the 12 days of Christmas
Traditionally what were these days of? (12 dAys after Christmas)
A time of festival merry making games also known as the feast of fools
Who were performances sponsored by
Noble house holds
What themes fit the atmosphere in the feast of fools
Mistaken identity and disguise
Who was the first performance (celebration of the epiphany) commissioned by and when was it
Queen Elizabeth
January 6, 1601
What does Olivia’s name resemble
Olives beautiful and exquisite
What does Viola’s name resemble
A viola is lower than a violin and she has to take on a lower voice for disguise
What does Feste’s name resemble
Festival
What does Malvolios name resemble
Bad
What does sir aguecheek resemble
Sickness or fever cheek
Look at comedy versus tragedy
Refer
Where are comedys settings often take place
They are often mythical or imaginary or even ridiculous
Where is Elyria supposedly
East coast or central Italy
What is the economy of Elyria
It’s based on love music drinking parties or pining away and no one really has jobs
Refer to the contrast section
Refer
When was 12 night written
In the middle of Shakespeare’s career when he was well known and it was a time of success
What are some common themes in 12th night
Illusion- what you see is not what you get
deception - some people are deceived such as Malvolio
Disguise - people trying to disguise themselves Viola Malvolio Feste
Extraordinary things love cause us to do or see and it’s not always good
Reason versus madness like the prank on Mal and Sir Andrew
What did the people find humorous when 12th night was performed live
Since the parts are played by men only in 12th night there was a make pretending to be a female pretending to be a male
Describe Viola
She is like a likeable and has no real flaw
Her plans are orderly not reactionary and she thinks through what’s going to happen
Her love is pure
She’s in love not just lovesick
Her love is constant not fickle
At the end she returns to Viola but who is she really we haven’t really seen her as a woman
How are Orsino and Olivia similar
They both have a similar rank
They are suited they have power and money in Elyria
Both shallow and live for the moment and they want immediate gratification
Describe Malvolio
He’s a Puritan and is one of Shakespeare’s harshest censure because he is thrown into a dungeon unfairly with no food or water
Olivia says he brought it upon himself what goes around comes around
At the end he ends up leaving the estate
Define hyperbole
And exaggeration and is like a simile but slightly stronger for example it took me forever
Define pun
Play on words a humorous way of using words that they create a double meaning
-Hart and heart
Define etymology
Origin or meaning of words or names
Define anagram
Making a new word out of the letters of the original word
What does shakespeare say on love is costly
- Love is random and it strikes like a virus Olivia says love is like a plague
- Love is difficult to avoid
- Love is hard to endure
- Love is hard to get rid of
- can result in violence as in fighting for the woman to like show your amazingness to show you are worthy
What does Orsino say about love
Love is like an appetite that must be satisfied
What does Viola say about love
Love makes her desperate
At the end what does Orsino threatens Cesario
That he will kill him because Olivia has fallen in love with him not him
And eventually Orsino marries Viola
What are Shakespeare’s questions on love
Are they in love but just in love with the idea of love
The swap I’ll be with you then
