Maria (Twelfth Night)

Character in Shakespeare play

Fictional character

Maria the servant

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare character

Maria, Augustus Egg (c.1849)

Created by| William Shakespeare

Maria is a fictional character in the play Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. She is a servant in Olivia's household. Maria is shown to have a friendly relationship with Sir Toby Belch, and exhibits a witty attitude. Maria also forges a love letter to Malvolio which results in Malvolio being confined to a dark room (a treatment for madness). In the end of the play, this relationship with Sir Toby Belch ultimately leads to their marriage.

## Connections with other characters

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* Maria is Olivia's personal house-maid
* Sir Toby Belch is Olivia's uncle
* Malvolio is the steward in Olivia's household and therefore Maria's superior

## Performers

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Year | Media | Performer

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1869 | Broadway | Fannie Davenport
1905 | Broadway | Zeffie Tilbury
1910 | Film | Marin Sais
1939 | Television | Lucille Lisle
1949 | Broadway | Ruth Enders
1955 | Film | Anna Lisyanskaya
1957 | Television | Micheline Luccioni
1963 | Off-Broadway | Peggy Pope
1969 | Off-Broadway | Jennifer Darling
1970 | Television | Raph Wolfs
1972 | Television | Jet Naessens
1974 | Television | Anne Stallybrass
1980 | Television | Annette Crosbie
1987 | Film | Tracy Harvey
1988 | Television | Abigail McKern
1996 | Film | Imelda Staunton
1999 | Off-Broadway | Dana Slamp
2003 | Television | Maureen Beattie
2009 | Off-Broadway | Julie White
2012 | Off-Broadway | Katie Alto
2013 | London | Paul Chahidi

## References

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* Guide to Twelfth Night
* Analysis of Major Characters in Twelfth Night
* Summary of Twelfth Night and Characters Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine

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* Viola
* Orsino
* Olivia
* Sebastian
* Malvolio
* Maria
* Sir Toby Belch
* Sir Andrew Aguecheek
* Feste

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