Twelfth Night

Act I Scene iv
Questions
1. Read the lines, and then answer the question that follows it:

VIOLA
I'll do my best
To woo your lady:
Aside

yet, a barful strife!

Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife.

Comment on Viola’s feelings for Orsino and the irony of the situation.

2. Who is Cesario? Describe how dear Orsino holds him?

3. What task does Orsino assign Cesario? What does he tell him to do if he is denied entry or if
Olivia is too “abandoned to her sorrow”? Explain in detail. Insert quotes from the text.
4. What reasons does Orsino give to choose Cesario for the task? Insert quotes from the text.