Question

What does Viola/Cesario learn from her/his encounter with Malvolio? How will she solve it? (Note especially 2.2.39-40)

a) Viola/Cesario learns about Malvolio's infatuation with Olivia.
b) Viola/Cesario will use this information to help Orsino win Olivia's heart.
c) Viola/Cesario plans to reveal her true identity to Malvolio.
d) The passage referenced does not provide clear information.

Answer 1

In William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Viola/Cesario's encounter with Malvolio in Act 2, Scene 2, lines 39-40, does not provide any clear information about learning of Malvolio's feelings or plans to solve anything related to him.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to a scene from Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, where Viola, disguised as Cesario, learns something from her encounter with Malvolio. The passage from Act 2, Scene 2, lines 39-40, lacks any mention of Malvolio's infatuation with Olivia, so option a) is incorrect. The correct answer is d) The passage referenced does not provide clear information about Viola/Cesario learning of Malvolio's infatuation or a plan for Viola/Cesario to reveal her true identity to Malvolio. Hence, Viola/Cesario does not plan to use this nonexistent information to help Orsino win Olivia's heart, making option b) incorrect as well. Consequently, option c) is also incorrect because Viola/Cesario does not express any plan to reveal her true identity to Malvolio in that passage.