The only thing Toby doesn't do is sleep. Toby Belch, like his name, is pretty disgusting. But, his obnoxious ways are what make him such a significant figure in the play. His gluttony and rebellious attitude embody the spirit of Twelfth Night festivities, which were all about over-indulgence and the inversion of social order.
For more on this, go to " What's Up with the Title? Sure, Toby's lots of fun to hang out with at parties, but he's also kind of a jerk. He totally uses his drinking buddy, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, who supports Toby's extravagant lifestyle. He even plays a mean trick on Aguecheek when he convinces him to pick a fight with "Cesario" and then calls Aguecheek a wimp behind his back.
He also doesn't give a flying rat if his late night carousing disturbs his niece while she grieves for her dead brother. Sir Andrew is generally regarded as foolish. Sir Andrew is supposed to be educated but admits he spends more time having fun. Sir Andrew enjoys entertainments, parties and dancing and is easily convinced by Sir Toby to stay. Sir Andrew has wasted a lot of his money in the hopes of marrying Olivia and gaining control of her fortune.
Sir Toby believes that Sir Andrew is a coward who will not want to fight. Sir Andrew is very gullible and Sir Toby tells him this later in the play. Maria in the production of Twelfth Night. She gets on well with Sir Toby and plans a clever trick against Malvolio which helps Sir Toby get revenge on Malvolio for insulting him.
Maria also gets on well with Feste. Maria is confident that she can trick Malvolio and make him look a fool for everyone to laugh at. Maria is quick witted, according to Feste who also suggests she might be a good match for Sir Toby. Maria knows Olivia well enough to forge her handwriting and masterminds the plot against Malvolio.
Feste in the production of Twelfth Night. Feste makes a living as a musician and from his witty remarks for both of which he receives money from characters of a higher social position. Feste seems respectful towards Orsino and says that he enjoys singing.
Sebastian in the production of Twelfth Night. Sebastian was rescued by a sea captain called Antonio. After three months with Antonio, Sebastian decides to set out to the court of Orsino.
He died leaving behind him Sebastian and his twin sister. The Captain saw Sebastian tie himself to a wooden mast that was floating in the sea in the hope of surviving the storm. Sebastian would have drowned after the shipwreck, if Antonio had not rescued him. Antonio in the production of Twelfth Night. Antonio in the production of Twefth Night.
Antonio found Sebastian half drowned on the shore and rescued him. He quickly grows fond of Sebastian and stays with him, even following him to Illyria despite how dangerous this might be for him.
Antonio knows that he will face trouble if he follows Sebastian to Illyria, but his attachment to Sebastian is so strong, he decides to go anyway. Antonio rescued Sebastian from drowning and looked after him. The language he uses about his devotion to Sebastian uses religious imagery. Orsino is very clear that he thinks Antonio stole from his ships and behaved in a violent way that makes him an enemy to Illyria. She quickly falls in love with him.
As Orsino and Viola talk about love, Viola reveals more about how she feels and Orsino seems to become closer to her, still thinking she is Cesario. Orsino reveals how much he cares about Cesario when talking to Olivia towards the end of the play. Orsino wastes no time in asking Viola to marry him as soon as the truth of her identity is revealed.
Olivia falls in love with Cesario, not realising that Cesario is Viola in disguise. Viola is in love with Orsino, who is in love with Olivia.
Orsino declares his love for Olivia at the beginning of the play and continues to pursue her even though she is very clear that she does not love him. When Olivia meets Sebastian, she thinks he is Cesario and is delighted when he agrees to marry her. Sebastian seems to have no doubts about immediately marrying Olivia.
Malvolio picks up a letter that he thinks has been written by Olivia but in fact is a forgery written by Maria. He does so! When the truth is revealed that Maria and Sir Toby have played a trick on Malvolio and forged the letter, Olivia seems to pity Malvolio, but he is angry with everyone.
Hazlitt was deeply amused by this wretched little nincompoop who values himself on his dancing and fencing, being quarrelsome yet chicken-hearted, boastful and yet timid in the same breath, and grotesque in every movement.
Sir Andrew is a mere echo and shadow of the heroes of his admiration, born to be the sport of his associates, their puppet, and the butt of their jokes; and while he is so brainless as to think it possible he may win the love of the beautiful Olivia, he has at the same time an inward suspicion of his own stupidity which now and then comes in refreshingly: "Methinks sometimes I have no more wit than a Christian or an ordinary man has; but I am a great eater of beef, and, I believe, that does harm to my wit.
Sir Toby sums him up in the phrase: "For Andrew, if he were opened, and you find so much blood in his liver as will clog the foot of a flea, I'll eat the rest of the anatomy.
And of Maria, Hazlitt writes: "We have a sneaking kindness for Maria and her rogueries. She fits in with Sir Toby Belch's view of the world, and it is true that this 'youngest wren of nine' and 'as pretty a piece of Eve's flesh as any in Illyria' later married him. They are both opposed to Malvolio because they represent the "cakes and ale" of which, because he was a virtuous puritan, Malvolio so disapproved. Previous Duke Orsino.
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