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  1. Last 7 days
    1. Diana’s lip 0284 35 Is not more smooth and rubious, thy small pipe 0285  Is as the maiden’s organ, shrill and sound, 0286  And all is semblative a womans part

      I find this passage very interessting as Orsino notices Cesario's feminine aspect yet do not describes them in a bad light. Actually, he describes Cesario's lips and voice rather positively (comparing him to a Goddess) which is in a way, direct characterization for Viola but also some kind of inside joke between Shakespear and the audiance who knows that Cesario is a woman. Orsino's description seems to be a forshadowing that he will fall for Viola as he already finds her (or at least her lips) beautiful when she pretends to be a man.

  2. Nov 2025
    1. Be clamorous and leap all civil bounds 0273  Rather than make unprofited return.

      Duke Orsino would rather be aggressive than take no for an answer. This shows that he is not afraid to use his power (as a duke and as a man) to get what he wants