Question

Which of these excerpts from act I of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night informs the audience that Olivia has gone into a self-imposed seclusion

Answer 1

CAPTAIN: A virtuous maid, the daughter of a count

That died some twelvemonth since; then leaving her

In the protection of his son, her brother,

Who shortly also died; for whose dear love,

They say, she hath abjured the company

And sight of men. (Twelfth Night, act I, scene II)

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Answer 2

The excerpt from Act I of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night that informs the audience that Olivia has gone into a self-imposed seclusion is:

CAPTAIN: A virtuous maid, the daughter of a count
That died some twelvemonth since; then leaving her
In the protection of his son, her brother,
Who shortly also died; for whose dear love,
They say, she hath abjured the company
And sight of men. (Twelfth Night, act I, scene II)