Twelfth Night：練習題

In Act 1, Scene 1 of Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino famously asks for what to be played in excess, hoping it will cure his obsession with Olivia?

What is the significance of the name "Cesario" in the context of the play's themes of gender and identity?

Consider the role of Antonio in the play. What specific dramatic function does his relationship with Sebastian serve regarding the play's exploration of gender and desire?

In Twelfth Night, which character famously says the line, "If music be the food of love, play on" in the very first scene of the play?

How does the character of Feste, the fool, primarily contribute to the play's exploration of truth and deception?

In Twelfth Night, how does the repeated imagery of the sea in Act 1, Scene 2 and Act 5, Scene 1 serve to unify the play's structural focus on loss and restoration?

During the "dark house" scene (Act 4, Scene 2) in Twelfth Night, Feste adopts the persona of Sir Topas the curate. How does this use of religious satire deepen the play's exploration of psychological cruelty?

Analyze the metadramatic function of Feste’s final song, "The rain it raineth every day." How does this song challenge the festive resolution typically expected of a Shakespearian comedy?