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A Map of Illyria

(The plot of Twelfth Night)

Triangulating Shakespeare


group I.i I.ii I.iii I.iv I.v (a) I.v (b) II.i II.ii II.iii II.iv II.v III.i III.ii III.iii III.iv IV.i IV.ii IV.iii V.i.a b c d e f g h i j k l m
                                                               
Orsino Ors. pursues     Ors. sends C.   Ces. courts for       Ces. half-confesses   Ces. returns               Ors.,Ces.,   Oliv. enters ignores Or.     m       V+Or.    
Viola resistant Viola arrives   to Ol. and falls   Ors.; Olivia falls       love to Orsino   for Ors. Oliv.     Mal. cross-gartered         etc. grand   Ors. roars;Viola ignores Oliv.     o   V+S S+Ol. V+Ol.    
Olivia Olivia loss of brother   for him/her   for Cesario, who   Ces. gets   music   pursues him     pursues confused Ol. Seb. (as Ces.)       entrance   half exit. Oliv. calls "husband"     s       Or.+Ol. Letter:  
    dons disguise   C. loves Ors.   teases   ring and             Toby, etc. watch             Ces., Ors. confused     t         Ol/Mal  
    as Cesario           point               hit by Andrew   Oliv.       priest confirms. O+O               etc.  
                              Ces. forced   Malvolio mar       reprimand Ces. as Seb.     w         Toby +  
Toby-Andrew     T. goads A. to   Mal. puts down       Mal. breaks up   Mal. confesses   Toby tricks A.   into duel then fights Toby arrested + ries Feste       A. and T. enter wounded,   o         Maria Feste
Feste-Maria     pursue Olivia   Feste and Ces.       party; plot hatched   love for Oliv.   to challenge Ces.   with Andrew   tormented Seb. Fabian       repr. Ces. as Seb.   n           song
Malvolio                 against him   takes bait       by Toby etc . Olivia intervenes in prison as         exit cursing   d           finale
                  music                 Ces             e            
                              Antonio breaks grabs Sebastian   ar             r            
                              it up; confuses     io-             f            
                              Viola as Ces.     Vio             u            
Sebastian             Ant. pursues             Ant. leaves for Sebastian and as Cesario   la     Ant., officers     Seb. enters l S/A V+S S+Ol.      
Antonio             Seb. who             purse with is arrested           enter, reprimands     apologizing ! recog          
              teases             Sebastian             Viola as Ces.                    

Last Updated on 5/25/00
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