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- Malvolio gives Cesario the ring that Olivia has sent with him, rebuking him for having left it with Olivia. Viola realizes Olivia’s deception and plays along with it, pretending that she did indeed give the ring to Olivia. She tells Malvolio that Olivia took the ring and insists that Olivia must keep it.
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Left alone on the street, Viola ("Cesario") wonders what the heck Olivia is up to since she never gave Olivia a ring from the Duke. Then she realizes that Olivia has a crush on her—or rather, "Cesario." That's why Olivia seemed distracted and stuttered a lot when they spoke.
Viola follows Orsino’s orders and refuses to leave Olivia’s gate until she is allowed to speak to ‘the lady of the house’. Olivia lets ‘Cesario’ in but insists that she does not love Orsino.
Expert Answers. The ring is a symbol of Olivia 's infatuation with "Cesario," whom she does not know is really a woman, Viola, in disguise. Viola is initially a bit oblivious to Olivia's...
Viola, disguised as Cesario, is let in to see Olivia. Viola begins to deliver the love speech that Orsino gave her, but Olivia refuses to hear the memorized speech. Viola is eloquent enough to make Olivia pay attention to her, though, as she praises Olivia’s great beauty and virtues to the skies.
Viola does tell the truth that she did not leave a ring with Olivia, but Malvolio won't believe it because he assumes that Olivia would never lie.
Jul 31, 2015 · Act 1, scene 5. Viola, in her disguise as Cesario, appears at Olivia’s estate. Olivia allows Cesario to speak with her privately about Orsino’s love. As Cesario presents Orsino’s love-suit, Olivia falls in love with Cesario. She sends her steward, Malvolio, after Cesario with a ring.