Twelfth Night: AS & A2 York Notes A Level Revision Guide

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THEMES – Excess 1 of 2

Excess is a key theme in Twelfth Night. In the opening speech of the play, Orsino seems to want to indulge himself in listening to romantic music.

Orsino says, Give me excess of it, that  , / The appetite may sicken and so  . (I.1.2–3)

Ask yourself: What other types of ‘excessive’ behaviour in the play are indulged in more than they should be?