Twelfth Night , (or What You Will) A comedy by William Shakespeare

1. Twelfth Night, (or What You Will)A comedy by William Shakespeare “Love sought is good, but giv'n unsought is better.”

2. Cast of Characters • Viola (Cesario) • Sebastian • Olivia • Orsino • Maria • Sir Toby Belch • Sir Andrew Aguecheek • Malvolio • Feste • Antonio • Fabian • Valentine • Curio • captain • servant • priest • officer one • officer two • “footnote fiend”

3. Act I Goal • To read and understand the text with the aid of an annotated text

4. Literary Terms in Practice - keep definitions close while reading allusion pun dramatic irony imagery iambic pentameter rhyme metaphor puns bawdiness oxymoron

5. Act II Goal • To judge the most important details without the assistance of an annotated text.

6. Act III Goal • To answer the questions as a whole class without any answers being repeated.

7. Acts IV-V Goal • To answer questions without the teacher’s guidance though important lines will be suggested if needed.

8. Twelfth Night Literary Terms Quiz Define each of the following using the correct literary terminology: • “’Hold thy peace, thou knave,’ knight? I shall be/ constrained in’t to call thee ‘knave,’ knight” II.iii 66-67 • Viola- “I swear I am not that I play” I.v 182 • “My brother he is in Elysium” I.ii 4 • “Will you go hunt, my lord?” … “The hart.” I.i 16-18 • Viola- “Yet a barful strife! Whoe’er I woo, myself would be his wife!” I.v. 45-46

9. Literary Term quiz #2 Twelfth Night (Acts 2-3)Label each example with the correct literary terminology. • “Good night, Penthesilea” II.iii 175 • Orsino, “...thine eye/ Hath stayed upon some favor that it loves.... What kind of woman is’t?” Viola, “Of your complexion” II.iv 26-31 • Malvolio, “Calling my officers about me/ in my branched velvet gown, having come from a daybed,/ where I left Olivia sleeping --.” Toby, “Fire and brimstone!” II.v 46-49 • Malvolio, “And then ‘I’ comes behind” Toby, “Ay, an you had any eye behind you, you/ might not see more detraction at your heels than fortunes before you” II.v 139-142 • “This fellow is wise enough to play the Fool/ .../ For folly that he wisely shows is fit;/ But wise men, folly-fall’n, quite taint their wit” III.i 61-69

10. Literary Term quiz #3 Twelfth Night (Act 3) Label each example with the correct literary terminology. 1-2. Olivia, “I am mad as he,/ If sad and merry madness equal be” III.iv 15-16 _______________ and _______________ 3. Olivia, “Wilt thou to bed, Malvolio?” Malvolio, “To bed? ‘Ay sweetheart, and I’ll come to thee” III.iv 32-34 4. Antonio, “I must entreat of you some of that money.” Viola, “What money, sir?” III.iv 356-357 5. “They say he has been fencer/ to the Sophy” III.iv 289-290 • Bonus: “If this were played upon a stage now, I could/ condemn it as an improbable fiction” III.iv 136-137

11. Twelfth Night Character Tracking Chart Write notes about each character (on petals) and put notes on the setting around the violet.

12. Shakespearean Sonnets and Iambic Pentameter Takes notes. Poems due each act. 14 lines 3 quatrains and 1 couplet Iambic pentameter Soft…hard sounds alternated 5 times Generally 10 syllables in a line Source: Mary Oliver Rules for the Dance

13. Elements of Theatrical Comedy disguises & mistaken identity family turmoil ignoring a clever servant and/or fool separation & reunification dramatic irony physical humor (facial expressions, movements, etc.) celebratory resolution (contrasted with tragedy)

14. She’s the Man = Twelfth NightClassic stories are always adapted for new and changing audiences. Universal themes and the human condition never change.

15. O Mistress mine, where are you roaming?sung by Feste II.iii What is the message of stanza one? O Mistress mine, where are you roaming? O stay and hear! your true-love’s coming That can sing both high and low; Trip no further, pretty sweeting, Journeys end in lovers’ meeting— Every wise man’s son doth know. What is love? ’tis not hereafter; Present mirth hath present laughter; What’s to come is still unsure: In delay there lies no plenty,— Then come kiss me, Sweet-and-twenty, Youth’s a stuff will not endure. What is the message of stanza two?

16. Famous Quotation “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, Some have greatness thrust upon them.” II.v Malvolio

17. Themes for Discussion foolishness versus wisdom superficial beauty and attraction vs. true love (constancy) madness vs. sanity egocentricity and arrogance revenge cruelty unrequited love visual themes in movie sculptures proximity (close talking) body language

18. She’s the Man Content Goal- We will compare two movies to realize their timeless qualities. Language Goal- We will write elaborative essays using the full writing process. Essay prompt option 1- What universal theme is represented by similarities in the films Twelfth Night and She’s the Man? (In other words, what is the author’s main purpose?) Write an insightful thesis and support it with 3-6 significant similarities between the two movies. Essay prompt option 2- Theatrical comedy involves certain formulas (disguise, etc.). What similarities between Twelfth Night and She’s the Man prove that the traditional formulas are timeless because they appeal to audiences for hundreds of years. Support your thesis with 3-6 similarities in the two movies.