Shakespearean Comedy Characters

Characters from Midsummer Nights Dream and Twelfth Night

Who is the protagonist of twelfth night?

Viola (Cesario)

How does 12th night open for Viola

She is cast to shore after a shipwreck

What/ Who does Viola disguise herself as?

A pageboy named Cesario

How does Viola’s demeanor contrast other main characters?

She maintains a level of composure and wit unlike other characters' emotional outbursts regarding over the top love and mourning.

Who is Viola’s brother?

Sebastian 

Who does Viola fall in love with?

Orsino a Duke who she is the pageboy for.

Who does Orsino love at the opening of the play and how does she feel?

He is in love with Olivia who is in mourning thus rejects him

What is one way Orsino displays being self centered?

He frequently complains about being love sick 

Who does Orsino marry at the end and why?

He marries Viola after learning Olivia is married

Who is Fabian

An attendant in Olivia’s Household

Who is Curio

One of Orsino’s attendants

Who is Valentine

One of Orsino’s attendants

Who is the only character in 12th night that does not engage in deception?

Sebastian 

What does Puck enjoy doing?

Playing tricks and being mischievous

What magical powers does Puck have

Can change shape, change his voice, turn invisible, transform a mans head to an ass head

What is Nick Bottom’s job and role?

A weaver and Pyramus

Who is Egeus’s daughter

Hermia