Conflict Essay

Question 1

2. Orsino’s conflict with Cesario is shown by his refusal to acknowledge Cesario’s love during their conversation about love

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

1. In act 1 scene 1 Orsino’s inner conflict between his love for Olivia and his selfishness is made clear when he describes his feelings to Curio

Answer 2

ORSINO
Oh, when mine eyes did see Olivia first,
Methought she purged the air of pestilence.
That instant was I turned into a hart,
And my desires, like fell and cruel hounds,
E’er since pursue me.

Question 3

3. Orsino uses Olivia as a distraction from showing his feelings for Cesario when he suggests Cesario is preventing him from getting to Olivia

Answer 3

‘Come, boy, with me. My thoughts are ripe in mischief:
I’ll sacrifice the lamb that I do love
To spite a raven’s heart within a dove.’