Twelfth Night

Explore how Shakespeare presents Sir Toby Belch in this extract.

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In this extract, Sir Toby Belch describes how Sir Andrew Aguecheek wants to challenge Viola/Cesario to a duel, to enable Sir Andrew Aguecheek to marry Olivia.

Explain the importance of marriage elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• how marriage is presented

• the effects marriage has within the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents Duke Orsino in this extract.

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In this extract, Duke Orsino sends for Feste to sing him a song to relieve his sadness.

Explain the importance of sadness elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• how sadness is presented

• the effects sadness has within the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents the character of Sebastian in this extract.

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In this extract, Sebastian suggests that marrying Olivia would be beneficial to his social position.

Explain the importance of social position elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• the way social position is shown

• the effects of social position within the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents the character of the Captain in this extract.

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In this extract, the Captain describes how Orsino desires to marry Olivia.

Explain the importance of desire elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• how desire is presented

• the effects desire has in the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents Fabian’s and Sir Toby’s advice to Sir Andrew in this extract.

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In this extract, Fabian describes Olivia as a woman who manipulates men.

Explain the importance of women elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• how women are presented

• why these women are important in the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents the character of Maria in this extract.

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In this extract, Maria is planning to play a joke on Malvolio.

Explain the importance of humour elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• where humour occurs within the play

• how humour is presented.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents the reactions of Sebastian and Viola in this extract.

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In this extract, Sebastian and Viola describe how much they suffered being apart.

Explain the importance of suffering elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• why suffering is important

• the effect of suffering within the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents Olivia’s reactions to Malvolio in this extract.

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In this extract, Olivia believes Malvolio has gone mad.

Explain the importance of madness elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• how madness is presented

• the effects madness has within the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.

Explore how Shakespeare presents the relationship between Malvolio and Feste in this extract.

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In this extract, Feste is confusing Malvolio by pretending to be Sir Topas.

Explain the importance of confusion elsewhere in the play.

In your answer, you must consider:

• how confusion is presented

• the effects confusion has within the play.

You must refer to the context of the play in your answer.