Valentine: ....But, like a cloistress, she will veiled walk, And water once a day her chamber...

Valentine: ....But, like a cloistress, she will veiled walk, And water once a day her chamber...

JAMB 2000

From the novel; Twelfth Night

Valentine:
....But, like a cloistress, she will veiled walk,
And water once a day her chamber round
With eve-offending brine; all this to season...

The imagery above describes

A. Viola's deep sorrow for her drowned brother
B. Olivia's deep sorrow over the loss of her brother's love
C. Viola's grief over a love she cannot show
D. Olivia's intense grief over the death of her brother

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation

In this passage from Twelfth Night, Valentine describes Olivia's mourning ritual for her deceased brother. She isolates herself, refuses to interact with the world and indulges in daily rituals of mourning, including the "eve-offending brine" (tears).

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