In Act II, Scene 3, line 170, Maria calls her scheme to manipulate and embarass Malvolio "sport royal..". What do you make of this?
Maria is expecting great entertainment to come from this scheme. She is very anxious to watch Malvolio make a complete fool out of himself while trying to obey what the letter said to do. She knows that he will definitely go through with it because he would do anything to win over Olivia. This scheme could be considered Maria's revenge on Malvolio for treating her so poorly and acting so cocky. Maria is conducting this scheme to put him in his place. Maria calls her scheme "sport royal" which can mean an event which is worthy enough for even the privileged to want to watch. She is very impressed with what she has come up with for this scheme and cannot wait to watch it play out.
Friday, February 19, 2010
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