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Viola (disguised as the male Cesario) has returned to see the Lady Olivia. She has another message from her master, Duke Orsino. But before she can enter, Viola encounters Lady Olivia's clown outside the estate. Feste,the clown, engages Viola in a witty exchange, alluding to Viola's true gender but never acknowledging it outright. Feste is sharp, witty, and takes delight in deliberately confusing those me comes into conversation with.
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[Enter VIOLA, and CLOWN with a tabor.]
VIOLA.
Save thee, friend, and thy music. Dost thou live by thy tabor?
CLOWN.
No, sir, I live by the church.
VIOLA.
Art thou a churchman?
CLOWN.
No such matter, sir: I do live by the church; for I do live at my house, and my house doth stand by the church.
VIOLA.
So thou mayst say the king lies by a beggar, if a beggar
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