Deceived Characters
Deception
Quotes
Misc
100
How is Olivia deceived?
The person she is madly in love with is actually Viola dressed like a man. (Cesario)
100
What does it mean to deceive someone?
Causing someone to believe something that is not true.
100
MALVOLIO: "Oh, ho! Do you come near me now? No worse man than Sir Toby to look to me. This concurs directly with the letter. She sends him on purpose that I may appear stubborn to him, for she incites me to that in the letter. " How is this quote an example of deception?
Malvolio remembers and is does everything that was said in the falsely written letter.
100
What would you say is deception today?
Answer varies
200
How is Duke Orsino deceived?
He believes his best friend is a man just like him.
200
Is deception always bad? If yes, explain why. If not, give an example of good deception.
No, deception always depends on the intentions of the deceiver. Example: Anything where the deceiver has good intentions.
200
SIR TOBY:"I will deliver his challenge by word of mouth, set upon Aguecheek a notable report of valor, and drive the gentleman (as I know his youth will aptly receive it) into a most hideous opinion of his rage, skill, fury, and impetuosity. This will so fright them both that they will kill one another by the look, like cockatrices." How is Sir Toby being deceiving?
Sir Toby refuses to send Sir Andrew's letter to Cesario(Viola) and plans to deceive them both by describing both characters in a way that both will be extremely frightened of one another.
200
How many people did Viola deceive?
9
300
How are both Viola and Sir Andrew deceived?
Sir Toby instigates their sword fight by secretly telling both characters that the the other wanted a duel.
300
Give three synonyms for the word "deceived."
Bluff, bamboozle, betray, cheat, lie, mislead, beguile, fool, delude, swindle, hoodwink, trick, defraud, double-cross, gull.
300
How did Sebastian deceive Olivia?
He just went along with everything she was saying and never stated that he was not Cesario.
400
How and why is Malvolio deceived? *Hint Malvolio was deceived twice.
How: Maria writes a letter designed to trick Malvolio into thinking Olivia is in love with him. The second time Malvolio is deceived is when Feste impersonates Sir Topas and tells him that he is still crazy. Why: The tenants of Olivia's household are fed up with his egotism and condescending manner.
400
Name three other Shakespearean plays that include the plot device of deception. (Not including Twelfth Night)
1. Romeo and Juliet 2. Julius Caesar 3. Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, Anthony and Cleopatra, Much Ado About Nothing, The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
400
MARIA: " Lo, how hollow the fiend speaks within him! Did not I tell you? Sir Toby, my lady prays you to have a care of him." What does Maria say in this quote to deceive Malvolio?
She insists that Malvolio is possessed by the Devil.
400
"Deceiving others. That is what the world calls romance."- Oscar Wilde. Depict what this quote is trying to say about deception.
People change themselves to woo others or achieve romance.
500
How is Antonio deceived?
He fights Sir Andrew in place of Cesario(Viola), who Antonio believes is Sebastian.
500
Why does Shakespeare use deception in his plays?
To show what harsh consequences may come forth of the deceit whether the intent was good or bad.
500
MALVOLIO: "Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em." How does this quote lead to the deception of Malvolio?
He scolds Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Maria and Feste for their behavior and allows his ego to get the better of him.
500
How was Feste deceived?
He thought Cesario was in fact a man.
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