Read the extract below and answer the question I am sorry, madam, I have hurt your kinsman, But had it been the brother of my blood, I must have done no les...
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Read the extract below and answer the question
I am sorry, madam, I have hurt your kinsman,
But had it been the brother of my blood,
I must have done no less with wit and safety.
You throw a strange regard upon me, and by that
I do perceieve it hath offended you;
Pardon me, sweet one, even for the vows
We made each other but so late ago.
(Act 5 Sc. 1)
The speaker is
I am sorry, madam, I have hurt your kinsman,
But had it been the brother of my blood,
I must have done no less with wit and safety.
You throw a strange regard upon me, and by that
I do perceieve it hath offended you;
Pardon me, sweet one, even for the vows
We made each other but so late ago.
(Act 5 Sc. 1)
The speaker is
Answer Details
The speaker in the given extract is Sebastian. In this scene, Sebastian is apologizing to Olivia for hurting her kinsman (which was actually done by mistake). Sebastian tries to explain that he would have acted the same way even if the person he hurt was his own brother. Olivia is upset with him, and he apologizes for offending her. He reminds Olivia of the vows they made to each other (as they had just gotten married).
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