Twelfth Night

Characters

ORSINO -- Duke of Illyria
SEBASTIAN -- a young gentleman, brother to VIOLA
ANTONIO -- a sea captain, friend to SEBASTIAN
A SEA CAPTAIN -- friend to VIOLA
VALENTINE, CURIO -- gentlemen attending on the Duke
SIR TOBY BELCH -- uncle of OLIVIA
SIR ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK
MALVOLIO -- steward to OLIVIA
FABIAN, CLOWN -- servants to OLIVIA
OLIVIA -- a rich countess
VIOLA -- in love with the Duke
MARIA -- OLIVIA'S woman
Lords, priests, sailors, officers, musicians, and other attendants

Setting

PLAY
A city in Illyria; and the sea-coast near it.

ACT I
Scene i: An apartment in the Duke's palace.
Scene ii: The sea-coast.
Scene iii: A room in Olivia's house.
Scene iv: A room in the Duke's palace.
Scene v: A room in Olivia's house.

ACT II
Scene i: The sea-coast.
Scene ii: A street.
Scene iii: A room in Olivia's house.
Scene iv: A room in the Duke's palace.
Scene v: Olivia's garden.

ACT III
Scene i: Olivia's garden.
Scene ii: A room in Olivia's house.
Scene iii: A street.
Scene iv: Olivia's garden.

ACT IV
Scene i: The street before Olivia's house.
Scene ii: A room in Olivia's house.
Scene iii: Olivia's garden.

ACT V
Scene i: The street before Olivia's house.

Soliloquy

Act I: Scene v
OLIVIA: What is your parentage?
Above my fortunes, yet my state is well:
I am a gentleman. -- I'll be sworn thou art;
Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit,
Do give thee fivefold blazon. Not too fast: -- soft! soft!
Unless the master were the man. -- How now?
Even so quickly may one catch the plague?
Methinks I feel this youth's perfections
With an invisible and subtle stealth
To creep in at mine eyes. Well, let it be. --