Malvolio: ...and yet to crush it a little, it would bow to me... (II.v.1434-145)
This quote takes place while Malvolio is reading the letter that was supposedly from Olivia. He is so blinded by his own ego that in this quote he is trying to convince himself that this letter was actually meant for him. Malvolio over analyzed this letter to fit his want, which is that Olivia is falling in love with him. By the end of reading this letter, Malvolio is truly convinced that Olivia is in love with him just as much as he is in love with her.
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What do you make of the verbs "crush" and "bow"? Does Malvolio want love the way you would expect? Or does he want something different? What is it?
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