Question

Which line below from act V, scene I, of Twelfth Night suggests that Duke Orsino considers Olivia a heartless person?

DUKE: Why should I not, had I the heart to do it.

Like to the Egyptian thief, at point of death,

Kill what I love; a savage jealousy

That sometime savours nobly.—But hear me this:

Since you to non-regardance cast my faith,

And that I partly know the instrument

That screws me from my true place in your favour,

Live you the marble-breasted tyrant still;

But this your minion, whom I know you love,

And whom, by heaven I swear, I tender dearly,

Him will I tear out of that cruel eye

Where he sits crowned in his master's sprite.—

Come, boy, with me; my thoughts are ripe in mischief:

I'll sacrifice the lamb that I do love,

To spite a raven's heart within a dove.

Answer 1

Live you the marble-breasted tyrant still; is the line which suggests that Duke considers Olivia a heartless person.

Step-by-step explanation:

Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season.

In the extract from "Twelfth Night" Duke Orsino trusts Olivia is unfeeling and rejects his affection for her. In addition, he is irate and claims that he has been faithful to her; notwithstanding, she has not. Therefore, he needs to slaughter the kid she adores, despite the fact that he is partial to him, basically with the expectation of offending her.