Sir
Toby Belch
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Olivia's uncle
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Sharp and witty,
although often drunk
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Lives with Olivia
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Delights in playing
tricks
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Sir
Andrew Aguecheek
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Courting Lady Olivia
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A friend of Sir Toby
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Foolish and
described as skinny and balding
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Sir Toby sums him up
as "an ass-head, and a coxcomb, and a knave; a thin-faced
knave, a gull"
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Fabian
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Olivia's servant
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Has a quarrel with Malvolio because
he reported to Olivia that Fabian was "bear-baiting" (a
popular Elizabethan sport)
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Feste
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A clown, Olivia's
servant
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Extremely witty,
with a tongue-in-cheek humor
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He earns his living
by making pointed jokes, singing old songs, being generally witty,
and offering good advice cloaked under a layer of foolishness.
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Maria
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Olivia's gentlewoman
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Arranges a trick to be played on
Malvolio
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Marries Sir Toby
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Mischievous and quick-witted
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Sebastian
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Viola's twin brother
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Marries Olivia (who
mistakes him for Cesario)
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The more emotional
of the twins, he mourns heavily for Viola and tends to be more
impulsive in decision making
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Antonio
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A sea captain,
formerly a pirate
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Rescues and aids
Sebastian
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Is a wanted man in
Illyria
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Loyal and devoted to
Sebastian, contracts himself as Sebastian's servant
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