Twelfth Night

Question

by William Shakespear

VIOLA.

I’ll do my best

To woo your lady. [Aside.] Yet, a barful strife!

Whoe’er I woo, myself would be his wife.

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Question
Use the excerpt to answer the question.

What does the audience learn in this passage?

(1 point)
Responses

That Viola is dressed as a man.
That Viola is dressed as a man.

That Viola is excited to help the Duke.
That Viola is excited to help the Duke.

That Viola wants to marry the Duke.
That Viola wants to marry the Duke.

That the Duke is in love with Viola.

Answer 1

In this passage, the audience learns that Viola is in a complicated situation regarding her feelings. While she is tasked with wooing a lady for the Duke, she reveals in the aside that she herself would rather be the object of affection, indicating her own desire for love. Therefore, the most accurate response is:

That Viola wants to marry the Duke.