Twelfth Night
Characters:
VIOLA, a lady of Messaline shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria (later disguised as CESARIO)
OLIVIA, an Illyrian countess
MARIA, her waiting-gentlewoman
SIR TOBY BELCH, Olivia’s kinsman
SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK, Sir Toby’s companion
MALVOLIO, steward in Olivia’s household
FOOL, Olivia’s jester, named Feste
FABIAN, a gentleman in Olivia’s household
ORSINO, duke (or count) of Illyria
Gentlemen serving Orsino:
VALENTINE
CURIO
SEBASTIAN, Viola’s brother
ANTONIO, friend to Sebastian
Setting:
Country: Illyria'
Time: a long long time ago in a galaxy not so far away
Places in Illyria: Orsino's Place, Olivia's place, the coast
ACT 1
Act 1 Scene 1
Scene 1.pdfWeird Words
surfeiting = to not want to do something because you've done it too much.
hart = deer
pestilence = bugs and rats (pests)
cloistress = a nun
Act 1 Scene 2
Scene 2.pdfWeird Words
Perchance = by some chance
provident = well prepared for the future
bachelor = single man
abjured = to renounce or retract a claim
beauteous = beautiful
prithee = please
eunuch = a male who has had parts of him removed that make him male.
Act 1 Scene 3
Scene 3.pdfWeird Words
ducats = gold coin
prodigal = money waster
prudent = caring about the future
coistrel = someone mean
bearbaiting = making bears fight like Pokémon, but much bloodier.
distaff = a stick for spinning wool
masques = mask
galliard = a dance from the Renaissance era
mutton = sheep or ram meat.
Act 1 Scene 4
Scene 4.pdfWeird Words
unclasped = open
clamorous = loud
rubious = dark red
semblative = resembling
barful = the amount of people in a bar
Act 1 Scene 5
Scene 5.pdfWeird Words
resolute = determined
gaskins = the back of a horse leg (it's meaty)
syllogism = figuring stuff out
"cucullus non facit monachum" = Latin for "The cowl does not make the monk"
catechize = question someone
personage = person that's important to a point.
peascod = peapod
codling = young child fish
mollification = calm down
blent = blended
cantons = a state
parentage = who your parents are
ACT 2
Act 2 Scene 1
twelfth-night_Act2Sc1.pdfWeird Words
malignancy = being bad
distemper = to throw out of order
Act 2 Scene 2
twelfth-night_Act2Sc2.pdfWeird Words
peevishly = easily irritated
forbid = not allow
churlish = rude
thriftless = someone who spends a lot of money wastefully
Act 2 Scene 3
twelfth-night_Act2Sc3.pdfWeird Words
“diluculo surgere,” = 'to get up at dawn is most healthy'
Thou ’rt = You're
gracious fooling = a bunch of nonsense
equinoctial = passing the equinox; equinox = the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
impeticos = impocket = put in pocket
mellifluous = (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.
caterwauling = the shrieking and yowling made like a cat.
indignation = anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment.
Act 2 Scene 4
twelfth-night_Act2Sc4.pdfWeird Words
Act 2 Scene 5
twelfth-night_Act2Sc5.pdfWeird Words
ACT 3
ACT 4
ACT 5
Overview