“Conceal me what I am” | Viola is very intuitive in coming up with her idea to dress as a eunuch |
“Myself would be his wife” | Viola falls in love with Orsino, Shakespeare uses structural device of an aside |
“Speaks very shrewishly” | Malvolio notices Viola’s intelligence |
“King lies by a beggar, if a beggar dwell near him” | Viola is clever enough to be able to verbally spar with Feste |
“My legs do better understand me” | She humiliates Sir Toby through clever wordplay and taking the literal meaning of the word taste |
“I see what you are, you are too proud” | Viola is bold in her criticism of Olivia |
“Your own most pregnant and vouchsafed ear” | Viola is shown to be highly intelligent as she uses elaborate and expressive language |
“To do you rest, a thousand deaths would die.” | Viola is shown to be as infatuated with Orsino as he is with Olivia, this leads to her abandoning the sensible side to her character |
“Will you hoist sail, sir?” “I am to hull here a little longer” | Viola engages in verbal fencing with Maria |
“Et vous aussi; votre serviteur” | Viola is able to speak Latin which highlights her intelligence |
Twelfth Night – Viola/Cesario Quotes
July 13, 2019