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WAEC - Literature In English (2001 - No. 31)

Read the extract below and answer the question

O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
Read the extract below and answer the question

O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
Read the extract below and answer the question

O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)
From the novel; Twelfth Night

The speaker is

Orsino
Sir Andrew
Viola
Valentine

Explanation

In Act 1, Scene 1 of Twelfth Night, Viola, disguised as Cesario, expresses her longing and frustration about her unrequited love for Orsino. She wishes she could serve the lady (Olivia) and have her situation (her estate) be ripe for her to express her true feelings.

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