Twelfth+Night+Act+1

1. Where does the play open? Who are the main characters introduced int he first act? 2. How does the Duke feel about love at the start of the play? 3.Where does Viola land? What hope is she given about her brother? 4. What do Viola and Olivia seem to have in common? 5. What kind of person is Sir Toby? What is the relationship between Toby and Maria? How do you know? Cite lines. 6. How do we know that the Duke really likes his new page? Why does the Duke think the page is better suited to to see Olivia than an older one? How does Viola feel about this task? 7. What do you learn about Viola's feelings for the Duke? Cite the lines. 8. What kind of character is the clown? How does he make Olivia uncomfortable? How does he win his argument with her? 9. Who is Malvolio and what is his purpose in the play? Why can't he get rid of the stranger at the gate? 10. Why do you think Olivia becomes so interested in Cesario? How does this affect her "mourning"?