Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
l Are you more of a Toby or more of a Malvolio when it comes to getting rowdy?
l Look again at Feste’s song in this scene. Does it seen in keeping with the mood of the scene? Do the words reflect what is going on? How?
l Find what you consider to be a pretty good joke in this scene. What’s funny about it to you?
I think I’m more of a Toby than Malvolio when it comes to getting rowdy because I like going to all sorts of parties enjoying myself and my life.
I think it’s not keeping with the mood of the scene which is partying and having fun. The words reflect what is going on because it tells us in the song about love and right now Olivia is in love with Viola (Cesario) and Viola (Cesario) is in love with Orsino and Orsino is in love with Olivia which makes a love triangle. I think Feste’s trying to tell us what love is, what happens when you’re in love.
The line “Go shake your ears.” (2.3.106) has a joke in it because Malvolio is threatening Maria that he’s going to tell what happened to them at the night to Olivia, but Maria is saying (my thoughts) that she doesn’t care and Olivia won’t fire me or do anything to me so she’s not afraid. Also she’s saying that Malvolio should change his ears so that he can’t hear us, not telling us to stay quiet.