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ACT V Scene I - Before Olivia’s house.
1. Why does the Clown believe he is “the better for my foes and the worse for my friends”?
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2. What does Viola mean when she says, “Here comes the man, sir, that did rescue me”?
Why does the Duke think Antonio must be a madman?
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3. At what point in this scene do you think the Duke realizes that Olivia is interested in
Cesario?
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4. Once the Duke realizes he has lost Olivia’s love to Viola/Cesario, he threatens to kill
Olivia. What does he decide to do instead? Why do you think Viola willingly goes with
the Duke?
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5. What do Sir Toby’s remarks to Aguecheek show?
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6. How does Viola come to realize that Sebastian really is her brother?
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How does Olivia respond to the news that she is married to Sebastian and not to
Cesario? What does the Duke do once he realizes Viola/Cesario is a woman in disguise?
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8. Define “durance.” In what way does Shakespeare cleverly work Malvolio back into the plot?
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9. What reward does Maria receive for her part in the joke on Malvolio?
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10. What does Fabian suggest, as a possible remedy for Malvolio’s mistreatment? How does
Malvolio react to the speech?
How with a sportful malice it was follow’d
May rather pluck on laughter than revenge;
If that the injuries be justly weigh’d
That have on both sides pass’d.
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11. Why do you think Shakespeare ends the play with a song sung by the Clown? In what
way does it support the overall theme that it is important to laugh at the confusion and
foolishness in life?
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12. Identify the speaker of each of the following quotes from Act V:
a. “Truly, sir, the better for my foes and the worse for my friends.”
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b. “More than I love these eyes, more than my life,
More, by all mores, than e’er I shall love wife.”
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c. “O thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be,
When time hath sow’d a grizzle on thy case?”
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d. “Madam, you have done me wrong,”
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e. “Why, ‘some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness
thrown upon them.”
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