Question

Read the excerpt from Twelfth Night.

Olivia: (Breathless with love) Blame not this haste of mine. If you mean well, now go with me and with this holy man.

What is the effect of the words breathless with love?


It shows that Olivia is exhausted.

It suggests that Olivia is running.

It reveals Olivia's confusion.

It emphasizes Olivia's passion.

Answer 1

It emphasizes Olivia's passion.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

It emphasizes Olivia's passion.

Step-by-step explanation:

'Breathless,' when referring to emotions, is often talking about how deeply they feel those emotions; to be 'breathless with love' is simply to be overtaken by, or deeply in love.