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Malvolio
Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night (1601), the Puritan steward of Olivia who through his consciousness of moral superiority and personal worth is tricked by Sir Toby Belch and his companions into believing that Olivia is in love with him; the behaviour into which they persuade him leads to his being confined for insanity.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Malvolio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Malvolio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Malvolio.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Malvolio." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Malvolio.html |
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Malvolio." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Malvolio." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Malvolio.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Malvolio." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Malvolio.html |
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