Twelfth NightAntonio, having followed Sebastian, explains the incident in his past that keeps him from safely venturing into the streets of Orsino’s city. Giving his money to Sebastian, Antonio sets off to their inn while Sebastian goes off to see the sights.
From The Folger Shakespeare Library Edition of Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night—an allusion to the night of festivity preceding the Christian celebration of the Epiphany—combines love, confusion, mistaken identities, and…
At his court, Orsino, sick with love for the Lady Olivia, learns from his messenger that she is grieving for…
On the Adriatic seacoast, Viola, who has been saved from a shipwreck in which her brother may have drowned, hears…
At the estate of Lady Olivia, Sir Toby Belch, Olivia’s kinsman, has brought in Sir Andrew Aguecheek to be her…
At Orsino’s court, Viola, disguised as a page and calling herself Cesario, has gained the trust of Orsino, who decides…
Viola, in her disguise as Cesario, appears at Olivia’s estate. Olivia allows Cesario to speak with her privately about Orsino’s…
A young gentleman named Sebastian, who has recently been saved from a shipwreck in which his sister has been lost,…
Malvolio finds the disguised Viola and “returns” the ring. Viola, alone, realizes that Olivia has fallen in love with Cesario…
At Olivia’s estate, Toby, Andrew, and the Fool hold a late night party. Maria comes in to quiet them, followed…
Orsino asks for a song to relieve his love-longing. In conversation about the capacities for love in men and in…
Maria lays her trap for Malvolio by placing her forged letter in his path. From their hiding place, Toby, Andrew,…
Viola (as Cesario), on her way to see Olivia, encounters first the Fool and then Sir Toby and Sir Andrew….
Sir Andrew, convinced that Olivia will never love him, threatens to leave. Sir Toby persuades him that he can win…
Antonio, having followed Sebastian, explains the incident in his past that keeps him from safely venturing into the streets of…
Malvolio, dressed ridiculously and smiling grotesquely, appears before an astonished Olivia. Thinking him insane, she puts him in the care…
The Fool encounters Sebastian, whom he mistakes for Cesario. When Sir Andrew and Sir Toby attack Sebastian, the Fool fetches…
Under directions from Sir Toby, the Fool disguises himself as a parish priest and visits the imprisoned Malvolio. In his…
While Sebastian is sure that neither he nor Olivia is insane, he is amazed by the wonder of his new…
Orsino, at Olivia’s estate, sends the Fool to bring Olivia to him. Antonio is brought in by officers and he…
