Round 3: Tossup 6

This character is chided for being “sick of self-love” by his employer after criticizing another character as a “barren rascal.” This character muses “’Tis but fortune, all is fortune” in a scene where he attempts to decipher the line “M.O.A.I. doth sway my (10[1])life.” (10[1])In a dark room, this character is told that “there is no darkness but ignorance” by a fool who introduces himself as Sir Topas. This character reads a letter (10[1])stating “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ’em.” (10[1])That (10[1])letter professes Olivia’s love for this character and requests him to appear wearing cross-gartered yellow stockings. This character is declared mad due to a scheme headed by Maria and Sir Toby. For 10 points, name this steward in Twelfth Night named for his bad temperament. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Malvolio
<JK, British Literature> | Packet B - Queens A, UCLA B, Edinburgh B, St. Georges A
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
California (North)Main Site3100%33%102.00
CanadaMain Site1070%50%73.00
FloridaMain Site367%0%106.50
Great LakesMain Site5100%20%79.00
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain Site967%22%86.67
MidwestMain Site850%13%76.75
NortheastMain Site5100%20%90.00
OverflowMain Site475%50%86.33
South CentralMain Site250%0%104.00
SoutheastMain Site771%14%91.60
UKMain Site6100%0%77.67
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain Site875%13%98.17
Upstate NYMain Site4100%25%103.25