Sir Toby Quotes

Question 1

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘What a….. means my….., to take the death of her……….I am sure cares an…….’’

Answer 1

'’What a plague means my niece, to take the death of her brother thus I am sure cares an enemy to life’’

Translation:What is ailing my niece, that she reacts so strongly to her brother’s death? I’m now sure that caring too much is bad for one’s health.

Question 2

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘Confine! I’ll…….myself…… than i am..These clothes are…….., and so be…….’’

Answer 2

'’Confine! I’ll confine myself no finer than i am These clothes are good enough to drink in, and so be these boots too’’

Question 3

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘He’s as…… as…….in……’’

Answer 3

'’He’s as tall a man as any’s in Illyria.’’

Question 4

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘as long as there is……in my…..’’

Answer 4

'’as long as there is passage in my throat’’
Sir Toby saying that as long as he is alive and breathing he will continue to drink. Establishes Sir Toby’s role as lord of misrule through his excessive drinking habits and drunken behaviour.

Question 5

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘Why, he has……….a….’’

Answer 5

'’Why, he has three thousand ducats a year.’’

Question 6

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘He plays…….., and speaks…….. word for word without…., and hath all………of…..’’

Answer 6

'’He plays o’ the viol-de-gamboys, and speaks three or four languages word for word without book, and hath all the good gifts of nature’’

Question 7

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘Accost,……accost’’

Answer 7

'’Accost, Sir Andrew, accost.’’

Question 8

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘You………..’Accost’ is…..her,….her,……her,….her.’’

Answer 8

'’You mistake, knight. ‘Accost’ is front her, board her, woo her, assail her.’’

Question 9

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘Pourquoi,……..’’

Answer 9

'’Pourquoi, my dear knight’’

Question 10

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘Then…… thou had an……..’’

Answer 10

'’Then hadst thou had an excellent head of hair’’

Question 11

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘She’ll none….the…..;she’ll not….. above her…., neither in…..,….,nor…..’’

Answer 11

'’She’ll none o’ the Count; she’ll not match above her degree, neither in estate, years, nor wit’’

Question 12

Act 1 scene 3:
‘‘take….. between….. and spin…..’’

Answer 12

'’take thee between her legs and spin it off’’

Question 13

Act 1 scene 3:
‘ Let me see……Ha!…..!’’

Answer 13

'’Let me see thee caper. Ha! Higher!’’

A03-Sir Toby’s behaviour would be interpreted by an Elizabethan audience as riotous and humorous, whereas a more modern audience may see the darker undercurrents of exploitation.

Question 14

Act 1 scene 5:
‘‘Lechery!………!’’

Answer 14

'’Lechery! I defy lechery!’’

Question 15

Act 2 scene 3:
‘‘A….. song! A……song!’’

Answer 15

'’A love song! A love song!’’ (for feste to sing)

Question 16

Act 2 scene 3:
(sings) ‘‘O’ the…… of….. -‘’

Answer 16

(sings)’‘O’ the twelfth day of December -‘’

Question 17

Act 2 scene 3:
‘‘(To…..)there shall be………..’’

Answer 17

’‘(to Malvolio)’‘there shall be no more cakes and ale’’

Question 18

Act 2 scene 3:
‘‘Excellent! I…. a…..’’

Answer 18

'’Excellent! I smell a device.’’

Question 19

Act 2 scene 3:
‘‘Good night……’’

Answer 19

'’Good night, Penthesilea.’’

Question 20

Act 2 scene 5: (box tree scene)
‘‘Wouldst thou not be….. to have the……..,……..come by some…….’’

Answer 20

'’Wouldst thou not be glad to have the niggardly, rascally sheep-biter come by some notable shame’’

Question 21

Act 2 scene 5:
‘‘we will…. him….and….’’

Answer 21

'’we will fool him black and blue’’

Question 22

Act 2 scene 5:
‘‘Here comes the…….. How now, my…….’’

Answer 22

'’Here comes the little villain. How now, my metal of India

Question 23

Act 2 scene 5:
‘‘Heres an……..!’’

Answer 23

'’Here’s an overweening rogue!’’

Question 24

Act 2 scene 5:
‘‘Fire and…….!’’
‘‘Bolts and…..!’’

Answer 24

'’Fire and brimstone!’’
‘‘Bolts and shackles!’’

Question 25

Act 2 scene 5:
‘‘Ay, or I’ll…..him and make him…..’’

Answer 25

'’Ay, or I’ll cudgel him and make him cry O.’’
[Whispering] Yes, or else I’ll beat him with a club and make him yell “O!”

Question 26

Act 2 scene 5:
‘‘I could…..this…..for this….’’

Answer 26

'’I could marry this wench for this device’’

Question 27

Act 3 scene 2:
‘‘Thy….., dear…., give thy…..’’

Answer 27

'’Thy reason. dear venom, give thy reason.’’
(sir today does not want andrew to leave bc he wants money)

Question 28

Act 3 scene 2:
‘‘Challenge me the………to….with him; hurt him in…….’’

Answer 28

'’Challenge me the Count’s youth to fight with him; hurt him in eleven places’’ (the one who suggests the duel to sir andrew against cesario)

Question 29

Act 3 scene 2:
‘‘Let there be……enough in thy…., though thou……with a…..pen, no matter. About….!’’

Answer 29

'’Let there be gall enough in thy ink, though thou write with a goose pen, no matter. About it!’’

translation - Go, get started now. Even if you’re using an ordinary pen, you can still fill it with bitter, venomous ink. Now go ahead.

Question 30

Act 3 scene 4:
‘‘If all the…..of….. be drawn in little and….. himself possessed him, yet I’ll…….to him’’

Answer 30

If all the devils of hell be drawn in little and Legion himself
possessed him, yet I’ll speak to him.

Question 31

Act 3 scene 4:
‘‘Pray….he be not…..!’’

Answer 31

'’Pray God, he be not
bewitched!’’

Question 32

Act 3 scene 4:
‘‘Come, we’ll have him…….and……’’

Answer 32

'’Come, we’ll have him in a dark room and bound.’’

Question 33

Act 3 scene 4:
‘‘Now will not……..deliver…….’’

Answer 33

'’Now will not I deliver his letter’’

Question 34

Act 3 scene 4:
‘‘he is a….in private…..’’
‘‘pangs of….’’

Answer 34

'’he is a devil in private brawl’’
‘’'’pangs of death’’
(saying this to viola about sir andrew)

Question 35

Act 3 scene 4:
‘‘Why,……, he’s a very….’’

Answer 35

'’Why, man, he’s a very devil’’
(to sir andrew about viola or cesario)

Question 36

Act 3 scene 4:
(to viola) ‘‘There’s no……,sir, he will…..with you for’s………’’

Answer 36

(to viola) ‘‘There’s no remedy, sir, he will fight with you for’s oath’s sake’’

Question 37

Act 5 scene 1:
‘‘he’s….me, and there’s the…….’’

Answer 37

'’he’s hurt me, and there’s the end on’t’’

It doesn’t matter: he has hurt me, and that’s all there is to it.

Question 38

Act 5 scene 1:
‘‘I hate a…………..’’

Answer 38

'’I hate a drunken rogue.’’

Question 39

Act 5 scene 1:
‘‘An…..,and a……, and a…… - a thin-faced…..,a……!’’

Answer 39

'’An asshead, and a coxcomb, and a knave - a thin-faced knave, a gull!’’
This is sir tobys last line in the play and it is him insulting Sir Andrew.