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Sir Andrew Aguecheek is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will. One of the supporting characters, Sir Andrew is a stereotypical fool, who is goaded into unwisely duelling with Cesario and who is slowly having his money pilfered by Sir Toby Belch. He is dim-witted, vain and clownish.
Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian , who are separated in a shipwreck.
Malvolio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will. His name means "ill will" in Italian, referencing his disagreeable nature. [1] He is the vain, pompous, authoritarian steward of Olivia's household.
At the beginning Sir Toby appears to be friends with another character, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, a guest of Olivia, Sir Toby's niece. However, as the play progresses, it transpires that Sir Toby is just taking advantage of Sir Andrew's riches. His tormenting of the steward Malvolio is similarly double-edged in its tone of "sportful malice" (V,1).
Sing Hi — Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Feste and Maria; Act 2. The Tennis Song — Duke Orsino, Valentine and Company; I Am It — Malvolio; No Matter Where — Olivia and Viola; The Duel — Sir Toby Belch, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Viola and Feste; Please Be Human — Olivia and Sebastian; What You Will — William Shakespeare and Company
Pages in category "Characters in Twelfth Night" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Sir Andrew Aguecheek; B. Sir Toby Belch; F. Feste; M ...
Sebastian (Twelfth Night) Robert Shallow; John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury; Shylock; Christopher Sly; Tom Snout; Snug (A Midsummer Night's Dream) Robin Starveling; Stephano (The Tempest) Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey
Hazlitt's treatment of the character of Iago is written in part as a response to those who "thought this whole character unnatural, because his villainy is without a sufficient motive." [158] Hazlitt responds with a psychological analysis that exerted great influence and sparked considerable discussion: Shakespeare "knew that the love of power ...