Who Is The Duke In Love In Twelfth Night

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Scene 1
1. What is the major theme of the play? Love is the major theme of the play.
2. With whom is the Duke in love?
He is in love with Olivia.
3. In what kinds of poetry does the Duke express his love?
He express his love with puns, metaphors, similes and synesthesia.
4. Is it entirely true that the Duke is “in love with love”?
No, because Duke is in love with Olivia.
5. What type of metaphor does the Duke use when he addresses the “spirit of love”?
He uses falconry as the metaphor.
6. What is the subtitle of the play?
Its “What You Will”.
7. Toward what does the title Twelfth Night orient the reader? i think it orient festive atmosphere and playful.
8. What recreation does Curio ask the Duke about?
Curio asked if he is going hunting.
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Is Twelfth Night the only play that involves a character putting on a disguise?
No, he used it in other plays too.
9. What other significant Shakespearean theme does Viola state?
She states the theme of “appearances versus reality.”
10. What image that the Duke employs does Viola also use?
She also used the music image of the first scene.
Scene 3
1. Do we meet Olivia in this scene?
No, we don’t.
2. What is Sir Andrew’s relationship to Sir Toby?
They are friends.
3. What did Maria hear about Sir Andrew’s purpose for being in the house?
She heard that Toby brought Andrew to the house to woo Olivia.
4. What does the presence of Maria and Sir Toby as characters imply?
They imply that love is for every kinds of different people.
5. Who brings in a note of competition to the scene? Sir Andrew brings in a note of competition to the scene.
6. Does Sir Andrew seem an appropriate suitor for Olivia? No, the scene leaves us that maybe Sir Andrew is no an appropriate suitor for Olivia.
7. What else do Sir Toby and Sir Andrew illustrate in the play?
They illustrate the party-and-fun atmosphere.
8. How does Shakespeare reveal Sir Toby’s free spirit?
He does it through Sir Toby’s language.
9. What is “ploce”?
Its the repetition of a word in a different

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