William Shakespeare - Twelfth Night - Act 3
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Twelfth Night

Cast
Olivia ...................................Amanda Root
Orsino..................................Jonathan Firth
Viola ....................................Niamh Cusack
Malvolio ..............................Julian Glover
Sir Toby Belch ....................Dinsdale Landen
Sir Andrew Aguecheek .......Richard Cordery
Feste ....................................Paterson Joseph
Sebastian.............................Will Keen
Maria...................................Maggie McCarthy
Antonio................................Alex Lowe
Fabian.................................Peter Gunn
Curio ...................................Scott Cherry
Valentine .............................Neil Stuke

Play description

Act III
Scene 1. Viola/Cesario pays another visit to Olivia, who is infatuated and begs him to come again.
Scene 2. Sir Andrew is offended by Olivia’s favors to Cesario. Sir Toby and Fabian, another of
Olivia’s servants, persuade him to challenge the youth; they are convinced, however, that neither has
the courage to fight the other.
Scene 3. Although Antonio is sought by the Illyrian authorities for a past offense, he insists on
accompanying Sebastian, and gives him his purse.
Scene 4. A smiling Malvolio, dressed in yellow stockings, comes to Olivia and archly quotes passages
from her letter. She is convinced that he is mad. Sir Andrew writes a letter challenging Cesario, but Sir
Toby, finding it too weak, says he will deliver the message himself, verbally. Viola is puzzled by the
challenge and protests that she is no fighter. Sir Toby, however, reports that Cesario is a skilled
swordsman, throwing the timorous Sir Andrew into panic. Just as the reluctant duelists have drawn
their swords, Antonio arrives and tries to end the dispute, but is himself arrested by some officers.
Mistaking Viola for Sebastian, he asks for his money and is deeply upset when she claims not to know
him.