Read the extract below and answer the question
So please my lord, I might not be admitted;
But from her handmaid to return this answer:
The element itself, till seven years heat,
Shall not behold her face at ample view......
(Act 1 Scene 1)
The one referred to by the speaker is
In the extract, the speaker is referring to Olivia, who is the one expressing her decision to remain in mourning for seven years and avoid the company of men, especially the advances of Orsino. This is a key moment in the play where Olivia makes it clear that she will not entertain any romantic suitors during this period of mourning for her brother.
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