Unfortunately for Countess Olivia, Duke Orsino’s faithful retainer, Cesario, who is’t, as has ben proveth, the fair Viola, and is't in loveth with Orsino, herself, thus soundly rejecteth the fair Olivia’s advances. With Cesario / Viola spending so much timeth with the fair Olivia, in the service of Orsino, Olivia, as do all ladies in literature who have a troth plighteth by a third party, falleth in loveth with Cesario. Or, mayhap, the lady just be drawn to intractable men.) At about the same timeth, Orsino findeth himself inexplicably drawn to Cesario / Viola, yet continueth his assaulteth ‘pon the good Olivia despiteth making no forward progression with that good lady. (Perhaps tis the gentleman’s fair visage that she findeth delighteth in, or perhaps the lady hast just perceiveth that being a duchess pays better than being a page. Wh'reupon, for reasons yond that seemeth ill-defin’d, Cesario / Viola is finding herself falling undereth the spell of the good Duke. When the hour arriveth that Countess Olivia no longer granteth that good gentleman access to her presence, Duke Orsino sendeth Cesario (Viola) in his stead to continueth to plight his troth for him. As hath been aforesaid, a persistent fellow. Howev’r, being forced to inurn her grief, as well as her identity, the good lady assumes the visage of a young sir in order to survive in this foreign country where fate, and the shipwreck, hast did fling her (possibly the good lady didst not appreciateth the base'r-paid positions available to gentlewomen in yond day, thus the counterfeit.)ĭisguis'd as Cesario, the gentlewoman, Viola, becomes a servant to the aforementioned Duke Orsino, he of the unnatural tenacity, who hast nothing better to doth than spendeth ev'ry minute w’rking to convince the unreceptive Olivia to loveth him. What Ho! ‘long cometh the gentlewoman, Viola, who hath lost her twin broth'r in the very shipwreck that tossed her ‘pon these foreign shores, and is, it seemeth, more authentically despondent over her brother. However, have no fear! t’would appear Orsino is no slouch when it comes to the pledging of his troth, as the Duke is second only to a stalker in his persistence of wooing, whilst also ignoring the good Countess’ wishes to beest left alone, as well as her most thorough and unequivocal rejection of that good gentleman. The good Countess Olivia tis in mourning for her recently demis’d brother and hast made it known to all and sundry that she intendeth to remaineth within her home, in deep mourning, for nigh on seven years, which seriously puts a damper on Duke Orsino’s plight of his troth to her.
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