The set of lines from Act I, Scene V of Shakespeare's "Twelve Night" that shows Olivia's interest in Cesario's (Viola's) social rank when Viola tries to woo Olivia on Orsino's behalf are "What is your parentage? 'Above my fortunes, yet my state is well: I am a gentleman.' -I'll be sworn thou art." Olivia asks Cesario about his social position, she is seeing him as interesting and then finds out she is falling in love with him. In Elizabethan times, a person's social position was very important. Someone of a lower rank could not marry a person of a higher rank. Olivia is a beautiful lady of noble birth so she has to consider very carefully whom she marries to.
Division is where you have a sertain about of (for example) money, and you have to split it up equally with four people. So yes basically.
Hi!
An author's tone is basically their overall feeling or <em>attitude </em>toward a topic. The tone can be anything from angry, happy, or even sad.
Here's an example:
'And just like that, she left. The walls of melancholy arose; closing in on me once more. I stood alone'.
You would say that the tone in this passage would be of sadness.
Hopefully, this helps you! =)