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TY  - JOUR
VL  - 70
IS  - 3
T2  - Notes and Queries
SP  - 170-74
ID  - bbbo213
T1  - "Twelfth Night's MOAI: Le Solution pour Maria's 'Fustian Riddle'"
AU  - Jones, Brett
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2026
DO  - 10.1093/notesj/gjad043
KW  - riddle
LA  - English
AB  - Contends that Maria's letter in Twelfth Night that reads "M.O.A.I doth sway my life" can be deciphered when considered in French, where "A" sounds like "et" ("and") and so would mean "M, O, and I," that is, "moi" ("me"). Notes that "Her c’s, her u’s, and her t’s" likewise includes "a pun on the penultimate letter and a conjunction." Suggests that Twelfth Night's characters can be divided into "two groups: those who can understand these linguistic games (Sir Toby and Fabian) and those who are defeated (Malvolio and Sir Andrew)."
ER  -