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ORSINO
Thou dost speak masterly.
My life upon ’t, young though thou art, thine eye
Hath stay’d upon some favor that it loves.
Hath it not, boy?
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ORSINO
You’re absolutely right. I’d bet my life that, as young as you are, you’ve fallen in love with someone. Haven’t you, boy?
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VIOLA
A little, by your favor.
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VIOLA
A little bit.
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ORSINO
What kind of woman is’t?
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ORSINO
What kind of woman is she?
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VIOLA
Of your complexion.
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VIOLA
She’s a lot like you.
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ORSINO
She is not worth thee, then. What years, i' faith?
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ORSINO
She’s not good enough for you, then. How old is she?
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VIOLA
About your years, my lord.
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VIOLA
About as old as you are, my lord.
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ORSINO
Too old by heaven. Let still the woman take
An elder than herself. So wears she to him,
So sways she level in her husband’s heart.
For, boy, however we do praise ourselves,
Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm,
More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn,
Than women’s are.
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ORSINO
That’s definitely too old. A woman should always pick an older man. That way she’ll adjust herself to what her husband wants, and the husband will be happy and faithful to her. Because however much we like to brag, boy, the truth is that we men change our minds a lot more than women do, and our desires come and go a lot faster than theirs.
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VIOLA
I think it well, my lord.
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VIOLA
I think you’re right, sir.
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ORSINO
Then let thy love be younger than thyself,
Or thy affection cannot hold the bent.
For women are as roses, whose fair flower
Being once displayed, doth fall that very hour.
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ORSINO
So find someone younger to love, or you won’t be able to maintain your feelings. Women are like roses: the moment their beauty is in full bloom, it’s about to decay.
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VIOLA
And so they are. Alas, that they are so,
To die even when they to perfection grow!
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VIOLA
That’s true. It’s too bad their beauty fades right when it reaches perfection!
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Enter CURIO and FOOL
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CURIO and the FOOL enter. |
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