In II.iii.170, Maria calls her manipulation of Malvolio "sport royal..." What do you make of this?
Maria considers her manipulation a sport, this is all a game to her. And she believes she is very good at this game. The fact that she calls her game "sport royal" indicates she believes this to be a high class or difficult game, given the fact she confers royal stature on it. Nonetheless she feels up to the challenge and enjoys the game. Perhaps she considers the act of manipulation in general to be "sport royal" as well. It could also be a play on the fact that Malvolio believes he is above everyone else and is "royalty".
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I liked the idea that you said that she is calling her game a sport, and that she believes she is such a good player at it. I also never thought that it can be because Malvolio thinks he is royalty, I never thought about it, but it can be very true.
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