No Title :: Olivia Essays

No Title The lines selected for analysis are from act V, scene I, lines 115-129, when Orsino is talking to the rage of his life, Olivia, about dueling with the love of her life, his servant Cesario (who is actually lady Viola in disguise, and who is secretly in love with Orsino). From these lines I find Orsino to be a bitter, jaded, envious existence whose mindset is revenge against the woman who has played with his heart, bruised his feelings, and never returned his undying love, and the man who stole his woman away from him (though she never really was his). In these lines the lector can hear a change in Orsinos voiceand in his mind. He feels betrayed by the one who was suppositious to be loyal, and is now victimisation a take-no-prisoners ideal to this duel. He feels Cesario will get whats coming to himhow dare he let the woman his master is in love with capitulation in love with him?though Cesario had vehemently denied Olivias advances. Orsino is blinded by thi s unnecessary and displaced anger towards Cesario, and firing terrible threats and promises to the woman he loves about the man she loves. He cant see that Olivia is as unhappy as he is, because the one she loves doesnt love her back. He sees her only as a tease who strings men along for years with no intention of being in a relationship with them. He doesnt realize that his malign actions will push her further away, rather than bring her into his heartwhich is what Orsino is ultimately striving for.Ten points for psychological depth1.savage jealousy these are frosty wordssavage shows that it is more than just immature, childish jealousy. Its real, hard, nasty jealousy that could escalate to more than brooding and sulking in ones way of life about it. This shows Orsino to be extremely emotionalwhen the one he loves is infatuated with someone else, and someone so close to him he doesnt take it lightly.2.savors nobly there is some sick pleasure in enjoying what he is about to do. He can enjoy injuring or killing Olivias love, but hell make sure to do it with some grace. I think Orsino would see it as some kind of releasethe ultimate punishment for the man who was supposed to be his servant and obey him forever.