Class Work, quotes.

Viola: "I am the man" (II.ii.25)
This line taken from Act II is one which expresses much surprise from Viola. She said this right after Malvolio had brought her the ring from Olivia and said that he was welome to return to Olivia's house as long as it was to express Orsino's love. Viola then begins to realize that Olivia has fallen in love for "Cesario". In the book the word man here means the one who she loves, so when translated this makes it incredibly easier to understand. She says it with such shock though when you watch the movie, meaning "I am the one she loves?!". This is where we see that things are starting to come tgether and might cause a prblem down the road for Viola and the Duke. This is all where the "love triangle" starts to develop.

Malvolio: "...and yet to crush it a little, it would bow to me..." (II.v.143-145)
This line was taken from the scene where Malvolio read aloud Olivia's letter in the garden. He comes across the letters "M.O.A.I." and begins to wonder what these letters could possibly mean to him in this letter. Realizing that "M" is the first letter and that "M" is also the first leter of his name, he thinks that the letters are meant to represent his name, since all of those letters are in his name. All he wants to do is "crush", figure out the letters to make him feel better and know that the letter is indeed about him. All he truly wants to do here is figure out the letter and "bow" to it and be greatful and happy that the letter written is truly about him.

Viola: "Then think you right. I am not what I am."
Olivia: "I would you were as I would have you be." (III.i.148-9)
These lines taken from when Olivia and Viola are together in the garden represent the constant confusion that is taking place with Viola. She cannot tell Olivia that she is a woman and cannot keep having Olivia tell her how much does in fact love her. She is trying to say nicely to her that I am not what I am, in the hopes that Viola will move on and stop telling her love fro Viola. It's kind of odd how the Duke and Olivia both have the same ideas toward love, in the sense that they cannot let person that thy do love go, and Olivia still cannot manage to love the Duke. This is how the love triangle begins to get so complicated, it involves the two most overbearing people who cannot let their loves go and one person who is just caught in the middle and does not know what to do. Olivia in this exceprt is also not picking up on what Viola is trying to tell her because she is telling him that she will accept him no matter what, that is how in love she is with him. When she tell her that he is not what she think she is, Olivia replies with the fact that she still loves him anyway. This all, I feel, is not going to end up working out well in the end.