Malvolio

Question 1

What does Malvolio say about Feste that immediately establishes him as a comic villain? (Act 1 scene 5)

Answer 1

• “till the pangs of death shake him”

Question 2

What does Malvolio say that insults both Feste and Olivia? (Act 5 scene 1)

Answer 2

• “I marvel your ladyship takes delight in such a barren rascal”

Question 3

What does he say about hoping for a status upgrade? (act 2 scene 5)

Answer 3

• “To be Count Malvolio”

Question 4

What makes him appear materialistic? (Act 2 scene 5)

Answer 4

• “wing up watch”

Question 5

What does he say that has sexual connotations? (Act 2 scene 5)

Answer 5

• “Play with my - some rich jewel”

Question 6

How does Malvolio reference Olivia’s vagina? (Act 2 scene 5)

Answer 6

• “her very C’s her U’s and her T’s” (spells cut, Elizabethan slang for Vagina)
• “makes she her great P’s” (Vagina is what she uses to make ‘pees’)

Question 7

What is spoken by Malvolio, but written by Maria which is an exceptionally famous quote? (Act 2 scene 5)

Answer 7

• “be not afraid of greatness, some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ‘em”

Question 8

What 3 quotes may create pathos for Malvolio? (act 2 scene 5)

Answer 8

• “Jove, I thank thee!”
• “Fates open their hands”
• “I am happy”

Question 9

What does Malvolio say he will do to his lower class friends? (Act 2 scene 5)

Answer 9

• “I will wash off gross acquaintance”

Question 10

What will he wear? (Act 2 scene 5)

Answer 10

• “yellow stockings and wished to see thee ever cross gartered”

Question 11

What does he say about his mind/legs? (Act 3 scene 4)

Answer 11

• “not black in my mind, though yellow in my legs”

Question 12

What does he say he has done to Olivia? (Act 3 scene 4)

Answer 12

• “I have limed her” (trapped her)

Question 13

What violent comment does Malvolio make to Sir Toby, Maria and Fabian? (Act 3 Scene 4)

Answer 13

• “Go, hang yourselves all!”

Question 14

What does he say that may envoke pathos? (Act 4 scene 2)

Answer 14

• “Good Sir Topas, do not think I am mad”

Question 15

What does he say about himself? (act 4 scene 2)

Answer 15

• “there was never a man thus abused”

Question 16

What does he superficially refer to Feste as? (Act 4 scene 2)

Answer 16

• “Good fool”

Question 17

What does he say he will live to be for Feste? (Act 4 scene 2)

Answer 17

• “I will live to be thankful”

Question 18

What does he say to Olivia about what has been done? (Act 5 scene 1)

Answer 18

• “Tell me why?”

Question 19

What is his last line? (Act 5 scene 1)

Answer 19

• “I’ll be revenged on the whole pack of you”