In "The Twelfth Night", Malvolio's belief is very much true. Most of the characters' fates depend on their traits and actions. If Malvolio was not so open about his feelings for Olivia, Maria would have not been able to fool him. And if Viola did not choose to be a male, she would not have survived.
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Definition: The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
B determine how a particular vote went and who supported the issue
