Twelfth Night

1. Match them up!

Draw a line to match the character and their name.

Sebastian Cesario Viola Lady Olivia Duke Orsino

2. Whats the word?

Write the word under the pictures.

twins shipwrecked dead disguise message

love marry sad worried surprised

twins

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3. Whats the order?
Watch the video and put the pictures in order.

4. True or false?
Circle True or False for these sentences.

a. Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are shipwrecked. true false

b. Viola disguises herself as a boy called Cesario. true false

c. Viola gets a job as a teacher. true false

d. Duke Orsino loves Lady Olivia. true false

e. Lady Olivia loves Duke Orsino. true false

f. Viola loves Duke Orsino. true false

g. Lady Olivia thinks Viola is Cesario. true false

h. Sebastian is really dead. true false

i. Lady Olivia marries Sebastian. true false

j. Viola marries Cesario. true false

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5. Complete the sentences!
Complete the sentences to retell the story in your own words. Play the matching
game under the video first to help you!

a. Viola is shipwrecked and thinks that her brother is dead.

b. She needs a job so she disguises herself as a ____________________________________________.

c. Viola gets a job as a _________________________________________________________________.

d. Duke Orsino loves Lady Olivia but Lady Olivia ____________________________________________.

e. Lady Olivia loves Cesario but Viola _____________________________________________________.

f. Lady Olivia asks Sebastian to marry her because __________________________________________.

g. When Viola sees Sebastian she ________________________________________________________.

h. Duke Orsino asks Viola ______________________________________________________________.

6. Write and draw!

Imagine you are shipwrecked in an enemy country. What would you do? Draw a
picture and write about it!

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7. Think about it!

In the play, its hard for Viola to tell the truth because of her disguise. Have you
ever been in a situation where it was hard to tell the truth? What happened?

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