I. Where does the play take place?

Stage Directions: N/A

Characters Say:
Illyria
Characters Description: N/A
The Significance of the place:
Illyria is a coastal city in the Croatian region of Eastern Europe.
Summary; In what country, city, town, building, room does the play take
place and why did the playwright choose this location for this story.

II. When does it take place?

What does the author list in stage directions? N/A
What do the characters say about time month, day, date, year, season, etc.,
specifically in the dialogue that give you clues? N/A
How do the characters describe the time period in which they are in?
References to Elizabethan society.
What is the significance to the time period, day, date, month, year, season,
decade, century?
There is no significance explicitly stated in the play which is why we are setting it in
the Space age.
Over what timeframe does the action of the play occur? Construct a time
chart for the action
The play takes place over about a week.
Summary, in what time of day , day of the week date, month, year. season,
decade, century does the play take place and why did the playwright choose
this period of time?
Time doesn’t really play a key role in the narrative of the story.

III. Who are the principal characters?

A. Who are the principle characters?
1. Who is the protagonist? Viola/Cesario
a. Why do you think this character is the protagonist?
The story follows her adventure to find her brother and
her adventure to survive in this society.
b. What type of character is this?
She’s both a female and male ingénue.
2. Who is the antagonist? Malvolio
a. Why do you think this character is the antagonist?
Malvolio provides opposition to Cesario throughout the show.
b. What type of character is this?
Malvolio is a stupid hopeful character. He falls for the tricks that are played on him
which has comical value.
3. Who are the principal characters? Olivia, Sebastian, Antonio, Orsino.
a.Why do you think these characters are the principal
characters?
These characters are the principal roles because the meat of the story is concerned
with their narrative.
b. What are the functions of any other principal Characters?
To tell the story of Cesario/Viola.
c. What types of characters are these?
These are mostly Foil characters, to each other and the secondary characters.
B. Who are the secondary characters?
Valentine, Maria, Toby, Andrew, Fabian.
1. Why did you think they are secondary characters?
They don’t add to the main plot line. They have their own plot.
2. What is the function of each?
They mostly provide comedic relief to the moments that may get too serious.
3. What type of characters are these?
Fools, Comedic characters.
C. Are there any crowds and groups?
Yes, Seamen, Soldiers
a. If so, are they actual or implied
Actual
b. What is the function of each group?
The Sailors are a part of the shipwreck scene. The Soldiers come to take Antonio
away.
i. Are they symbolic? If so, of what specifically?
No.
ii. Who do they represent?
D. How are the characters related? Include familial, professional
metaphorical, and emotional relationships.
Viola and Cesario are the same person. Viola has feelings for Orsino, who she is
working for. Orsino has feelings for Olivia, who has feelings for Cesario. Sebastian is
Viola’s brother. Sebastian and Antonio are gay, prove me wrong. Toby is Olivia’s
Uncle. Maria is Olivia’s handmaiden. Andrew is Olivia’s gentleman caller.
E. What are their roles in life? Include jobs and professions as well as social
and economic classes.
Cesario is a Eunich. Feste is a Fool. Olivia is a prick. Orsino is a dick. And everyone
else is there to make us sick.
F. What do they think of each other?
The main plot characters all fall for the wrong person. The secondary characters
dislike each other at different points through the play.
G. What do they think of themselves?
That doesn’t really matter for anyone but Malvolio and Viola. Malvolio thinks he is
the Bee’s Knees. Viola knows that she won’t make a life for herself as a woman, so
she poses as a man.
H. Underwhat form of government do they live?
The have a formal Monarchy. Orsino is a Duke.
What are their atitudes about the form f government under which
they live?
As this is a comedy, governmental affairs have little to nothing to do with the plot.
Some characters are looking for money or class, but very little governmental
dealings. Mostly comedy.
Is there a form of self government with in the structure of the family,
group, community?
Though she is a woman, Olivia basically runs the family. The whole play is ruled by
her.