WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night. Read the extract below and answer the question O that I served that lady, And might not be delivered to the world Till I...

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: Twelfth Night.
Read the extract below and answer the question

O that I served that lady,
And might not be delivered to the world
Till I had made mine own occasion mellow,
What my estate is!
(Act 1 Sc. 11)

The word ''delivered'' in line 2 means

Answer Details

In the context of the given lines, the word "delivered" means "revealed" or "made known". The speaker is expressing his desire to serve the lady without being noticed by others until he has improved his own situation and revealed his true social status. Therefore, "delivered" here refers to the act of revealing his true estate to the world.