Feste

Question 1

F.E Dolan states that, “It might be said that the play ends with a…

Answer 1

…lone figure, Feste, and is song is the last word.”

Question 2

He embodies a spirit of

Answer 2

misrule and a perpetrator of folly

Question 3

He is the antithesis

Answer 3

of Malvolio

Question 4

He exposes truths

Answer 4

• mocks Orsino’s lovelorn behaviour
• challenges Olivia’s obsessive mourning
• lays bare Malvolio’s hubris(pride+self confidence) by humiliating him

Question 5

There is humour in the fact that his role

Answer 5

gives him licence to mock his superiors

Question 6

He is wiser than his masters, “Wise enough to…

Answer 6

…play the fool.”