Duke Orsino

CHAPTER VIII.

TWELFTH NIGHT Orsino, the duke of Illyria, was deeply in love with a beautiful countess named Olivia, yet was all his love in vain, for she disdained his suit.

And when her brother died she sent back a messenger from the duke, bidding him tell his master that for seven years she would not let the very air behold her face, but that, like a nun, she would walk veiled, and all this for the sake of a dead brother's love, which she would keep fresh and lasting in her sad remembrance.

the duke longed for some one to whom he could tell his sorrow and repeat over and over again the story of his love and chance brought him such a companion for about this time a goodly ship was wrecked on the illyrian coast and among those who reached landon's safety were the captain and a fair young maid named viola but she was little grateful for being rescued from the perils of the sea since she feared that her twin brother was drowned sebastian as dear to her as the heart in her bosom and so like her that but for the difference in their manner of dress one could hardly be told from the other the captain for her comfort told her that he had seen her brother bind himself to a strong mast that lived upon the sea and that thus there was hope that he might be saved viola now asked in whose country she was and learning that the young duke orsino ruled there and was as noble in his nature as in his name she decided to disguise herself in male attire and seek for employment with him as a page in this she succeeded and now from day to day she had to listen to the story of orsino's love at first she sympathized very truly with him but soon her sympathy grew to love at last it occurred to orsino that his hopeless love-suit might prosper better if he sent this pretty lad to woo olivia for him viola unwillingly went on this errand but when she came to the house malvolio olivia's steward a vain officious man sick as his mistress told him of self-love forbade the messenger admittance viola however who was now called cesario refused to take any denial and vowed to have speech with the countess olivia hearing how her instructions were defied and curious to see this daring youth said will once more hear orsino's embassy when viola was admitted to her presence and the servants had been sent away she listened patiently to the reproaches which this bold messenger from the duke poured upon her and listening she fell in love with the supposed cesario and when cesario had gone olivia longed to send some love token after him So calling Malvolio, she bade him follow the boy.

"'I have hurt your kinsman.

Pardon me, sweet, even for the vows we made each other so late ago.' one face one voice one habit and two persons cried the duke looking first at viola and then at sebastian an apple cleft in two said one who knew sebastian he's not more twin than these two creatures which is sebastian i never had a brother said sebastian i had a sister whom the blind waves and surges have devoured were you a woman he said to viola i should let my tears fall upon your cheek and say thrice welcome drownd viola then viola rejoicing to see her dear brother alive confessed that she was indeed his sister viola as she spoke orsino felt the pity that is akin to love boy he said thou hast said to me a thousand times thou never shouldst love woman like to me and all those sayings will i over-swear viola replied and all those swearings keep true.

Give me thy hand, Orsino cried in gladness, thou shalt be my wife, and my fancy's queen.

Thus was the gentle Viola made happy, while Olivia found in Sebastian a constant lover, and a good husband, and he in her a true and loving wife.

My servant, sir? T'was never merry world since lowly feigning was called compliment.

Your servant to the Count Orsino youth.

And he is yours, and his must needs be yours.

Your servant's servant is your servant, madam.

And also the generativity of that, the fact that the more she has, the more she has to give.

On the opposite side of that, though, then you take a character like Orsino in Twelfth Night, who says of his own capacity for love, Mine is all as hungry as the sea and can digest as much.

It's an appetitive thing.

It's a digestive thing.

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For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Reading by Jeff Cowgill Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare By Edith Nesbit Twelfth Night Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, was deeply in love with a beautiful countess named Olivia.

Yet was all his love in vain, for she disdained his suit.

And when her brother died, she sent back a messenger from the Duke, bidding him tell his master that for seven years she would not let the very heir behold her face, but that like a nun she would walk veiled.

But she was little grateful for being rescued from the perils of the sea, since she feared that her twin brother was drowned, Sebastian, as dear to her as the heart in her bosom, and so like her that but for the difference in their manner of dress one could hardly be told from the other.

The captain, for her comfort, had told her that he had seen her brother bind himself to a strong mast that lived upon the sea, and that thus there was hope that he might be saved.

Viola now asked in whose country she was, and learning that the young Duke Orsino ruled there and was as noble in his nature as in his name, she decided to disguise herself in male attire and seek for employment with him as a page.

In this she succeeded, and now from day to day she had to listen to the story of Orsino's love.

What's Twelfth Night? The Shakespeare play.

So she's like Viola and Duke Orsino and, like, in the play he's actually Duke Orsino.

Oh, see, I'm not a big Shakespeare fan, hun.

I mean, like, who really is? Who really is? I just like that one.

Twelfth Night.

Orsino, the Duke of Illyria, was deeply in love with a beautiful countess named Olivia.

Yet was all his love in vain, for she disdained his suit.

And when her brother died, she sent back a messenger from the duke bidding him tell his master that for seven years she would not let the very air behold her face but that, like a nun, she would walk veiled.

But she was little grateful for being rescued from the perils of the sea since she feared that her twin brother was drowned, Sebastian, as dear to her as the heart in her bosom and so like her that, but for the difference in their manner of dress, one could hardly be told from the other.

The captain, for her comfort, told her that he had seen her brother bind himself to "a strong mast that lived upon the sea," and that thus there was hope that he might be saved.

Viola now asked in whose country she was, and learning that the young Duke Orsino ruled there and was as noble in his nature as in his name, she decided to disguise herself in male attire and seek for employment with him as a page.

In this she succeeded, and now from day to day she had to listen to the story of Orsino's love.

i never had a brother said sebastian i had a sister whom the blind waves and surges

have devoured were you a woman he said to viola i should let my tears fall upon your cheek and say thrice welcome drowned viola then viola rejoicing to see her dear brother alive confessed that she was indeed his sister viola as she spoke orsino felt the pity that is akin to love boy he said thou hast said to me a thousand times thou never shouldst love woman like to me and all those sayings will i over-swear viola replied and all those swearings keep true Give me thy hand, Orsino cried in gladness.

Thou shalt be my wife and my fancy's queen.

Thus was the gentle Viola made happy, while Olivia found in Sebastian a constant lover and a good husband, and he and her a true and loving wife.

And it served us right for coming.

Orsino, don't be rude.

I've never seen you like this before.

You will again, I hope.