Act II sc. iii line 170: "Sport royal"
Maria is referring to her letter that she fooled Malvolio with. A sport is a game, in which two entities compete for a prize and for the entertainment spectators. Although Malvolio does not realize, his prize has been made unattainable by his deceiver, Maria. He also does not know that Maria is a player in this sport and that she and other characters in the play are spectators. They are watching this game unfold as Malvolio tries desperately to win his prize, and they are thoroughly amused by it--as if it were a real sport.
Good - Do you also find that Maria wants to be royal-ish as she puts herself in charge of such a game? Is she a lunatic pretender for authoring such sport? What does she desire anyway?
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question. I never thought about it. I guess Maria seems a little power hungry for sure. I don't know what she could desire... Is she below Malvolio?
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