Sir Toby Flashcards
What are some traits of Sir Toby?
- boisterous
- disreputable
- drunkard
- ill mannered
- sharp
- witty
- gets away with abusing Malvolio due to his status
What boundaries does Sir Toby cross?
- religion
- status
- privacy
“A love song! A love song!”
Act 2 Scene 3
- repetition and exclamatory
- childish, encouraging misbehaviour
“It’s too late to go to bed now”
Act 2 Scene 3
- cannot resist drinking instead of sleeping
“Marry, hang thee, brock!”
Act 2 Scene 5
- mocking
“To the gates of tartar, thou most excellent devil of wit!”
Act 2 Scene 5
- crossing religious boundary
- disrespecting religion
“For gravity to play at cherry pit with Satan. Hang him”
Act 3 Scene 4
- mocking Malvolio’s religion
- metaphor
- letting deception manifest violently
“I am sure care’s an enemy to life”
Act 1 Scene 3
- suggesting that caring too much is unhealthy
- Toby believes Olivia needs to stop being sad and engage in his indulgent lifestyle
“What shall we do else? Were we not born under Taurus?”
Act 1 Scene 3
- superstition of horoscopes
- Taurus described as “not immune to greed”
“She’s a beagle, true-bred”
Act 2 Scene 3
- complimenting Maria - establishes their friendly relationship.
- Beagles were used by inexperienced hunters: could imply that Sir Toby is inexperienced in tricking people which makes the plotting against Malvolio even funnier
“For Andrew, if he were opened and you find so much blood in his liver as will clog the foot of a flea […]”
Act 3 Scene 2
- mocking Andrew after he leaves
- AO3: cowards were thought to have a bloodless liver
“What, man, ‘tis not for gravity to play at cherry-pit with Satan. Hang him, foul collier!”
Act 3 Scene 4
- metaphor, making fun of Malvolio’s religious beliefs - saying upper class people don’t act possessed
- lets deception manifest in a violent way
- intense language suggests Malvolio’s behaviour deserves the highest degree of punishment
“Come, we’ll have him in a dark room and bound.”
Act 3 Scene 4
- imperative
- pre modifier connotes isolation
- thinks they can get away with bullying Malvolio as they are a high status
“We may carry it thus for our pleasure and his penance”
Act 3 Scene 4
- suggests they will get enjoyment from tormenting Malvolio
- penance = repent for sins (juxtaposes their motive)
“This letter […] will breed no terror in the youth”
Act 3 Scene 4
- knows Andrew’s letter won’t scare Cesario
- he will tell the message instead; deception
- insulting Andrew now he’s left
