No Fear Shakespeare
Twelfth Night
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 3, Scene 4, Page 3
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OLIVIA
Ha?
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OLIVIA
What?
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MALVOLIO
“Some achieve greatness—”
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MALVOLIO
“Some achieve greatness—”
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OLIVIA
What sayest thou?
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OLIVIA
What are you saying?
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MALVOLIO
“And some have greatness thrust upon them.”
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MALVOLIO
“And some have greatness thrust upon them.”
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OLIVIA
Heaven restore thee!
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OLIVIA
Heaven help you!
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MALVOLIO
“Remember who commended thy yellow stockings—”
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MALVOLIO
“Remember who liked your yellow stockings—”
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OLIVIA
Thy yellow stockings?
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OLIVIA
Your yellow stockings?
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MALVOLIO
“And wished to see thee cross-gartered.”
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MALVOLIO
“And wanted to see you with laces crisscrossed over your legs.”
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OLIVIA
Cross-gartered?
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OLIVIA
Crisscrossed?
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MALVOLIO
“Go to, thou art made, if thou desirest to be so—”
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MALVOLIO
“Go ahead. A happy new life is there if you want it—”
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OLIVIA
Am I made?
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OLIVIA
Am I a new life?
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MALVOLIO
“If not, let me see thee a servant still.”
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MALVOLIO
“If you don’t want it, just keep acting like a lowly servant.”
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OLIVIA
Why, this is very midsummer madness.
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OLIVIA
This is completely insane.
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Enter SERVANT
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SERVANT enters. |
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SERVANT
Madam, the young gentleman of the Count Orsino’s is
returned. I could hardly entreat him back. He attends your
ladyship’s pleasure.
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SERVANT
Madam, Count Orsino’s young messenger has returned. It was hard to get him to come back, but he’s here now, waiting for you.
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