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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

• 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

References

• 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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v t e William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Characters	Viola Orsino Olivia Sebastian Malvolio Maria Sir Toby Belch Sir Andrew Aguecheek Feste
On screen	1933 1955 1966 (TV) 1970 (TV) 1980 (TV) 1986 1988 (TV) 1992 (TV) 1996
Musical	Your Own Thing (1968) Music Is (1976) Play On! (1997) Illyria (2004) All Shook Up (2004)
Adaptations	Kanniyin Kathali (1949) Just One of the Guys (1985) Motocrossed (2001) She's the Man (2006) Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009)
Opera	Viola (unfinished)

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