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An Interesting Character Study: Malvolio from Twelfth Night. Malvolio, Olivia’s steward in Twelfth Night, is self-important, pompous, and even a little puritanical (he is accused of being a ‘puritan’ by the other characters). But he is also alienated.
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Jul 31, 2015 · Act 2, scene 5. Scene 5. Synopsis: Maria lays her trap for Malvolio by placing her forged letter in his path. From their hiding place, Toby, Andrew, and Fabian observe Malvolio’s delight in discovering the love letter. Malvolio promises to obey the letter: to smile, to put on yellow stockings cross-gartered, and to be haughty to Sir Toby.
Introduction to Shakespeare's Malvolio from Twelfth Night. From Wit, Humor and Shakespeare. John Weiss. The humor in the play of Twelfth Night resides in the contriving to make one vice ridiculous by other vices which are also absurd. Not one of the comic characters, taken separately, provides the peculiar element of humor.
Character Analysis. Malvolio is the steward (head servant) to Lady Olivia. He's a big time hater and criticizes just about everything – Toby's partying lifestyle, Feste's licensed fooling, and all other forms of fun. His party-pooper ways and constant tattle-telling place a big giant bulls-eye on his back – he's just asking for trouble.
Malvolio is a character from Twelfth Night, a play written by William Shakespeare, an English playwright. Twelfth Night is a fast-paced comedy that contains romantic plots, mistaken...
Analysis: Act II, scene v. The practical joke played on Malvolio raises themes which, by now, are familiar: the instability of identity, the importance of clothing in establishing one’s identity and position, and the illusions and delusions that we let ourselves fall into in the name of love.
