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Malvolio is a
fictional character in
William Shakespeare's
comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will. His name
means "ill will" in Italian,
referencing his...
- twin
brother Duke
Orsino – Duke of
Illyria Olivia – a
wealthy countess Malvolio –
steward in Olivia's
household Maria – Olivia's
gentlewoman Sir Toby Belch...
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tormenting of the
steward Malvolio is
similarly double-edged in its tone of "sportful malice" (V,1). The plot
against Malvolio is
generally considered a...
-
exhibits a
witty attitude.
Maria also
forges a love
letter to
Malvolio which results in
Malvolio being confined to a dark room (a
treatment for madness). In...
- view).
Because of her
wealth and beauty,
Olivia attracts various men (
Malvolio, Sir
Andrew Aguech****) who wish to
marry her. The play
begins with the...
-
Stratford Festival in Ontario,
Canada including Angelo in
Measure for Measure,
Malvolio in
Twelfth Night and the
title role in
Richard III
directed by
Robin Phillips...
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Malvolio in the Scotsman, wrote, "There's
never anything less than
fully adult about this
searing deconstruction of the
conflict between Malvolio and...
-
Twelfth Night, Maria's
letter in Olivia's
handwriting designed to gull
Malvolio reads: "I may
command where I adore; but silence, like a
Lucrece knife...
-
Laurence Olivier Award, for the
title role in
Cyrano de
Bergerac in 1983 and
Malvolio in
Twelfth Night in 2009. He also won the Tony
Award for Best
Actor in...
- plot
against her
pompous steward Malvolio (Nigel Hawthorne) by
tricking him into
believing that
Olivia loves him. (
Malvolio even
wears a toupée to appear...
