Question

What does this excerpt from Shakespeare’s twelfth night imply about Olivia?

Answer 1

Answer:

she has decided to cut herself off from all social interactions.

Explanation:

The given text appears in Act  1, Scene 1, of the play Twelfth Night written by Shakespeare.

In the given text, Valentine the servant of Duke Orsino enters into the scene bringing the news about Olivia.

Duke Orsino has fallen in love with the beautiful Olivia. But the reader and viewers  get to know about Olivia from the message brought by her handmaid to Valentine that she is mourning for her dead brother. The message reveals that Olivia's dear brother is dead and now she has locked herself in her room to mourn for her dead brother for seven years and she will go around wearing a veil like a nun and not marry till her mourning period gets over. She has made a decision not to socialise and mourn for her dead brother.

So, the correct answer is that this excerpt reveals that Olivia has decided to keep herself cut off from social interactions for seven years but not showing her face to anyone.