How does shakespeare make act 2 scene 4 of twelfth night important?
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In this scene, Duke Orsino is moping around his court as usual, brooding about his unrequited love for Olivia. As in the first scene of the play, he plans to relieve his feelings by listening to sad songs. Notably, he calls for Feste, who is a member of Olivia's household, to sing it.
While everyone is waiting for Feste to arrive, Orsino tells Viola/Cesario, 'If ever thou shalt love, / In the sweet pangs of it remember me' (lines 17-18). There's great irony in this statement, since she/he is secretly in love with Orsino. This gives their ensuing conversation considerable poignancy.
Viola tells Orsino that the person whom she loves is like Orsino in age and appearance; Orsino responds that Viola/Cesario has terrible taste (lines 30-40). This increasingly fraught conversation is interrupted when Feste arrives to sing his song. We're told that it's an old folksong and its theme is, significantly, unrequited love. It has a lot of death and crying.
Orsino loves it. Feste leaves, making a joke about Orsino's own moodiness, which the duke totally misses (lines 80-85). When Orsino and Viola are left alone again, Orsino - thoroughly aroused by the song - commands him/her to return to Olivia and tell the countess of his undying love. Viola, albeit reluctantly, departs.
In this way shakespeare makes act 2 scene 4 of twelfth night important.
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