Contemplation Questions 6-10
 Draw
a diagram or chart that shows the
characters and their relationships to each
other.
 Think
again about the views of love met in
2.4.
 Do
you think there is a difference in the way
men love and the way women love? Explain
your answer.
 Do either Viola or Orsino express views about
love that are similar to your own? Or do you
have a position on this question different
from both of these characters? Explain.

Have you ever played a practical joke on
someone, or been the victim of a practical joke?
Tell about your experience, making parallels
between what happened to you and what is
happening to Malvolio. If you have never been
involved in a practical joke, write about one you
have heard of from a friend, relative, etc., or
have seen or read in a book or movie.


Make a list of all the epithets* that are used for
characters in this scene (e.g. “rascally sheepbiter,” “overweening rogue”).
 Find
lines that show how Viola and Orsino
express love. (Write these out, WITH LINE
NUMBERS!)
 Explain how Viola’s and Orsino’s methods of
expressing love define their different
personalities. Does Feste know that Cesario
is a female? Explain.
 Look
at Antonio’s speech in 3.4. 384-89 (“But
O, how vile an idol proves this god!” to
“empty trunks o’erflourished by the devil”).
Paraphrase it, comment on it, and give some
of your own examples of what he is talking
about.