... in Shakespeare's works. In Twelfth Night, Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew eavesdrop on Malvolio. In this scene, he is reading the forged letter from Olivia. Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew utterly enjoy making Malvolio learn a lesson. Additionally, in Othello eavesdropping takes ... the clown, and he explains himself and how Olivia wronged him. The letter is given to Olivia and makes a servant fetch Malvolio. When he arrives, the letter that was given to him from Maria is revealed. The pranksters, Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew, confess to the joke and then claim it was just a joke ......

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