Question

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select the correct answer.
read the passage from act iii, scene iv, of twelfth night by william shakespeare.
which recurring idea in the play does this passage reflect?
a. frivolous enjoyment
b. unrequited love
c. mistaken identity
d. alleged madness
e. misguided ambition
antonio: i must entreat of you some of that money.
viola: what money, sir?
for the fair kindness you have showd me here,
and, part, being prompted by your present trouble,
out of my lean and low ability
ill lend you something: my having is not much;
ill make division of my present with you:
hold, theres half my coffer.
antonio: will you deny me now?
ist possible that my deserts to you
can lack persuasion? do not tempt my misery,
lest that it make me so unsound a man
as to upbraid you with those kindnesses
that i have done for you.
viola: i know of none;
nor know i you by voice or any feature:
i hate ingratitude more in a man
than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
or any taint of vice whose strong corruption
inhabits our frail blood.
antonio: o heavens themselves!
second officer: come, sir, i pray you, go.
antonio: let me speak a little. this youth that you see here
i snatchd one half out of the jaws of death,
relieved him with such sanctity of love,
and to his image, which methought did promise
most venerable worth, did i devotion.

Explanation:

In Twelfth Night, mistaken identity is a recurring theme. The passage involves interactions where characters' identities and intentions are confused or misperceived, aligning with the "mistaken identity" concept. Other options like frivolous enjoyment, unrequited love, alleged madness, or misguided ambition don't fit as closely to the passage's focus on identity confusion.

Answer:

C. mistaken identity