Question

In this excerpt from act III, scene IV, of Twelfth Night, Olivia speaks about her head steward, Malvolio, who is known to dislike revelry and indiscipline. Complete the sentences.

Answer 1

Answer:

borrow’d

fortunes.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" is a romantic comedy that revolves around a number of characters in the play and their love stories. The main protagonist Viola disguises herself as a boy and thus, began the love triangle which will be the main plot of the story, infused with themes of love,   appearance, reality, and the ambitious nature of the characters.

Act III scene iv of the play shows Olivia commenting about her head steward Malvolio's strange behavior. The complete sentence of Olivia's dialogue is given below-

OLIVIA: I have sent after him. He says he'll come;

How shall I feast him? what bestow on him?

For youth is bought more oft than begged or borrow’d.

I speak too loud.—

Where's Malvolio?—He is sad and civil,

And suits well for a servant with my fortunes.

Where is Malvolio?