SHAKESPEARE’S
TWELFTH NIGHT
WARM UP
Get out your homework worksheet and discuss
your answers with a partner.
We’ll be going over the answers as a class in a few
minutes.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Duke Orsino
Appearance
Reality
?
He’s in love with love. Olivia
describes Orsino as virtuous,
noble, learned, rich, valiant
and good looking.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Duke Orsino
Appearance
Reality
The duke seems to be madly
in love with Olivia. He often
proclaims his love for her.
He’s in love with love. Olivia
describes Orsino as virtuous,
noble, learned, rich, valiant
and good looking.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Sebastian
He appears to be Cesario, the
young man who works for the
Duke
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Sebastian
Appearance
Reality
He appears to be Cesario, the
young man who works for the
Duke
Sebastian is Viola’s brother,
who was thought to have
died in a shipwreck. He was
saved by Antonio.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Sir Toby Belch
Sir Toby’s role is that of a
noble gentleman, uncle to the
Countess Olivia
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Sir Toby Belch
Appearance
Reality
Sir Toby’s role is that of a
noble gentleman, uncle to the
Countess Olivia
Sir Toby is dependent on
Olivia or Sir Andrew for
money. He drinks too much
throughout the play.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Sir Andrew
Aguecheek
He appears to be a carefree,
strong knight. He has nature’s
finest gifts, speaks four
languages, and plays the
violin.
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Sir Andrew
Aguecheek
He appears to be a carefree,
strong knight. He has nature’s
finest gifts, speaks four
languages, and plays the
violin.
Sir Andrew is a bumbling
idiot; he repeats whatever
Toby says and does what
Toby orders him to do.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Malvolio
?
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Malvolio
Malvolio is Olivia’s steward.
He is a straight-laced puritan
who despises the fun and
revelry in the play.
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Malvolio
Appearance
Reality
Malvolio is Olivia’s steward.
He is a straight-laced puritan
who despises the fun and
revelry in the play.
He is an egotistical, selfrighteous man. Olivia said
he’s full of self-love in the
beginning; and he’s a fool at
the end.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Feste
Appearance
Reality
?
He is wise and moves about
the play where other
characters can’t go. He’s
Shakespeare’s mouthpiece.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Feste
Appearance
Reality
Feste is the fool.
He is wise and moves about
the play where other
characters can’t go. He’s
Shakespeare’s mouthpiece.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Olivia
Olivia is a rich and beautiful
young countess who is
committed to seven years of
mourning for her dead
brother.
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Olivia
Olivia is a rich and beautiful
young countess who is
committed to seven years of
mourning for her dead
brother.
She gives up mourning when
she meets the “man” of her
dreams. She falls in love with
Cesario.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Viola
She appears to be Cesario, a
serving boy to Duke Orsino
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Viola
Appearance
Reality
Viola, almost the name
She appears to be Cesario, a “Olivia,” is a young woman of
serving boy to Duke Orsino
noble birth who falls in love
with Orsino.
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Appearance
Reality
Maria
She impersonates Olivia
when she writes a letter to lay
a trap for Malvolio.
?
APPEARANCE/REALITY
WORKSHEET
Character
Maria
Appearance
Reality
She impersonates Olivia
Maria, Olivia’s gentlewoman
when she writes a letter to lay is intelligent and conniving.
a trap for Malvolio.
She may love Sir Toby.
ACTIVITY
Today, you will choose one or more of the characters on your
worksheet and create a visual representation of how they appear
and how they really are.
Near the end of the period, we will share our work with the class.
I want this take the remainder of the period, so please put some
thought and effort into the work. A quick, sloppy sketch will not
get you full credit for this assignment.
The drawing will be done on the back of your worksheet.
HOMEWORK
•
Complete a log for Act 3, Scene 4
TWELFTH NIGHT LOG 1
Act: _________, Scene _________
Summary and Significance
Personal Thoughts and Connections
What happened and why is it
important to the character, story, or
audience.
!
What did you think and/or feel about
this section?
!
What connections did you make to
your life, other plays, movies, etc…
A Memorable Line
A New Vocabulary Word
Write the line
List the word and Definition