Malvolio (Fictitious character from Shakespeare)

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Name (Hebrew)
מאבוליו (דמות פיקטיבית משיקספיר)
Name (Latin)
Malvolio (Fictitious character from Shakespeare)
Other forms of name
Malvolio (Fictitious character : Shakespeare)
Field of activity
Households
Occupation
Household employees
Stewards
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3844047
Library of congress: nb2020000884
Sources of Information
  • After twelfth night, [2016]:p. ii (Malvolio; pompous steward to the Countess Olivia) back cover (a character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night)
  • Work cat.: Mr. Yates in the character of Malvolio [graphic], 1776.
  • Riverside Shakespeare, 1997:Index to the characters in the plays (Malvolio; Twelfth night)
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Wikipedia description:

Malvolio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will. The vain, pompous, authoritarian steward of Olivia's household, his name comes from Italian for 'ill will', referencing his disagreeable nature (cf. Benvolio from Romeo and Juliet).

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