Malvolio

Malvolio is a pompous and ridiculous man who is the steward of Olivia’s household. He is so vain that he spends hours each day admiring himself in the mirror. He is also very authoritarian and believes that he is better than everyone else. One day, Olivia’s cousin, Maria, decides to play a trick on Malvolio. She writes a letter to him in Olivia’s handwriting, telling him that she is in love with him and that he should dress up in yellow stockings and cross-garters and wait for her in the garden. Malvolio takes the letter seriously and does as he is told. When Olivia sees him, she is horrified and orders him to leave. Malvolio is so humiliated that he runs away from the house.