Seven Ages

of a Man
12 Night
th
 Olivia
Physical appearance: 5. Vain, “endure the
1. Beautiful “a beauty that wind and weather.”
rivalled her own” 6. Curious “was
curious to know him
Character traits better”
1. Sentimental/emotional:
“mounrning for her brother
deceased.”
2. A loving sister, “mounrning for her
brother deceased.”
3. Impractical “seven long years”
4. In love with Cessario “eyes
sparkled like stars”
 Viola as Cessario
Physical appearance:
1. Handsome “as handsome a
youth
2. Manly “manly boldness”
3. Deep voice “Voice that was too
deep”
Character traits
1. Bold: “was too bold”
2. Curious “Yielding to womanly
curiosity”
3. Impudent “being impudent at her
gate”
4. Shrewd “If God did all”
5. Determined “not even could
dislodge”
 Sir Toby
Physical appearance:
1. Fat “a fat bag of wind and
merriment”

Character traits
1. Greedy “floated between kitchen and cellar”
2. Inconsiderate “what a plague means my niece”
3. Uncivilised “stained brocade”
4. Opportunist “kept paying”
5. Deceptive “kept him in hopes”
6. A drunkard “floated between kitchen and cellar”
7. Negative personality “no very favourable impression.”
 Malvolio
Physical appearance:
1. Serious look “face as long as
Sunday”

Character traits
1. Sober “sober personage”
2. Solemn “solemn person”
3. Religious “thought of Church”
4. Trustworthy “sent her steward”
 Sir Andrew
Physical appearance:
1. Old “old enough to know better
2. Tall and Thin “a long thin
knight”
3. Dressed young, “always
dressed young/stale wine in a
new bottle

Character traits
1. Foolish “in the foolish hope”
2. Manipulative “kept Sir Toby in drink”
 Identify the age
1. Spectacles on Nose – 6th Staqe - Pantaloon
2. Quick in Quarrel – 4th Stage – Soldier
3. Fair Round Belly – 5th Stage – Judge
4. Eyes Severe – 5th Stage – Judge
5. Childish treble – 6th Stage – Pantaloon
6. Full of modern instances – 5th Stage – Judge
7. Mewling and puking – 1st stage – infant
 Identify the age
1. With his satchel - 2nd Stage - Schoolboy
2. Bubble Reputation – 4th Stage – Soldier
3. Whistles in his sound – 6th Stage - Pantaloon
4. Sans Eyes – 7th Stage – second childishness
5. Full of wise saws – 5th Stage – Judge
6. Beard of fomal cut – 5th Stage – Judge
7. Shrunk Shank – 6th Stage - Pantaloon
8. Pouch on his side – 6th Stage - Pantaloon
9. With a woeful ballad – 3rd Stage – Lover
 4. How does 7. What makes Olivia
Viola’s behaviour fall in love with
change when she Viola?
Short Questions - Viola disguises herself
as a man? 8. Give a literary
5. Why is it a ‘bitter device to show that
1. What are Viola’s errand’ for Viola Viola has a twin
problems when she when Orsino brother.
sends her to
arrives at Illyria. Olivia’s house.
2. How does Viola
manages to get a job at 6. How does
9. What favour does
Orsino’s palace? Viola behave Viola ask from the
3. Why cannot Viola work in the Captain?
at Oliva’s palace? company of 10. What information
does Viola get from the
Olivia? Why? Captain?
7. How does 10. What kind of a
Viola change person is Viola?
from Viola to
 Similarities LITERARY DEVICES
between stage one
and stage 7 Woeful Ballad
Short Questions –7 Ages All the worlds a stage
Exits and entrances
Creeping like a snail
Changes from Stages Canon’s mouth
1. From one to two Bubble Reputation
Shrunk Shank
2. From two to three
3. From three to four
4. From four to five
9. Sans Eyes
5. From five to six 10. Sighing like furnace
6. From six to seven 11. Merely players
12. Bearded like a pard
13. Quick in Quarrel
14. Shining morning fac
15. Modern instances
16. Wise saws
 Identify the literary Devices
1. Neat as well-combed children – thatched cottages of Illyria
2. Illyria was a green and golden land
3. Fat bag of merriment – Sir Toby
4. Alike as two mornings in April – Viola and Sebastian
5. Music be the food of love - Orsino
6. Portly bubble – Sir Toby
7. Larder mice – Malvolio
8. Stale wine in a new bottle – Sir Andrew
9. Frail as paper – Ship
 Identify the literary Devices
1. Two roaring walls of water – the tempest
2. As handsome a youth – Cessario
3. Bitter errand - Viola
4. Face as long as Sunday - Malvolio
5. Beautiful as a girl – Viola
6. Womanly curiosity – Cessario/Viola
7. Manly boldness – Cessario
8. Eyes sparkled like stars – Olivia
THEMES Unrequited Love
“She loved Orsino who loved
Olivia, who now it seemed loved
1. Unrequited her.”

Love – When
love is given but Mistaken Identity: “disguises
herself in a man’s clothing”
not returned.
2. Mistaken Identity

3. Tom Foolery
 VIOLA
Physical appearance: 5. Trustworthy
1. Young “full of young beauty” “so much trust did he
2. Beautiful “beautiful as a girl place in her”
6. Jealous: “It was a
Character traits bitter errand.”
1. Clever: “in man’s clothing” 7. In love with Orsino:
2. A loving sister, “My brother he is in “she had fallen in
Elysium” love with the Duke”
3. Bold: “Manly boldness about her” 8. Practical: “Viola
4. Responsible: “I’ll do my best” begged the captain.”
5. Curious “Yielding to womanly 9. Loyal
curiosity” 10. Resources
 Orsino
Character traits
1. Dramatic : “if music be the food of
love”
2. Lonely “feast for only one”
3. Rich “Duke”
4. Sad “sighed”
5. In love with Olivia “Fathoms deep in
love with Olivia
6. Desperate, “be not denied access”
Venn Diagram
Viola and Olivia
Olivia and Orsino