No Fear Shakespeare: Twelfth Night: Act 3 Scene 4 Page 3

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OLIVIA Ha?	OLIVIA What?
MALVOLIO “Some achieve greatness—”	MALVOLIO “Some achieve greatness—”
OLIVIA 40What sayest thou?	OLIVIA What are you saying?
MALVOLIO “And some have greatness thrust upon them.”	MALVOLIO “And some have greatness thrust upon them.”
OLIVIA Heaven restore thee!	OLIVIA Heaven help you!
MALVOLIO “Remember who commended thy yellow stockings—”	MALVOLIO “Remember who liked your yellow stockings—”
OLIVIA Thy yellow stockings?	OLIVIA Your yellow stockings?
MALVOLIO 45“And wished to see thee cross-gartered.”	MALVOLIO “And wanted to see you with laces crisscrossed over your legs.”
OLIVIA Cross-gartered?	OLIVIA Crisscrossed?
MALVOLIO “Go to, thou art made, if thou desirest to be so—”	MALVOLIO “Go ahead. A happy new life is there if you want it—”
OLIVIA Am I made?	OLIVIA Am I a new life?
MALVOLIO “If not, let me see thee a servant still.”	MALVOLIO “If you don’t want it, just keep acting like a lowly servant.”
OLIVIA 50Why, this is very midsummer madness.	OLIVIA This is completely insane.
Enter SERVANT	SERVANT enters.
SERVANT Madam, the young gentleman of the Count Orsino’s is returned. I could hardly entreat him back. He attends your ladyship’s pleasure.	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.

Twelfth Night