Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which three sets of lines in this excerpt from act ii, scene iv, of twelfth night suggest that a woman is inconstant in love?
duke: there is no woman’s sides
can bide the beating of so strong a passion
as love doth give my heart; no woman’s heart
so big, to hold so much; they lack retention.
alas, their love may be calld appetite,
no motion of the liver, but the palate,
that suffer surfeit, cloyment and revolt;
but mine is all as hungry as the sea,
and can digest as much: make no compare
between that love a woman can bear me
and that i owe olivia.
viola: ay, but i know—
duke: what dost thou know?
viola: too well what love women to men may owe:
in faith, they are as true of heart as we.
my father had a daughter loved a man,
as it might be, perhaps, were i a woman,
i should your lordship.

Explanation:

To determine which lines suggest a woman is inconstant in love, we analyze the Duke's statements about women's love:

1. "They lack retention" implies women can't hold onto love, showing inconstancy.
2. "Alas, their love may be calld appetite, No motion of the liver, but the palate" suggests women's love is like a fleeting appetite, not deep, indicating inconstancy.
3. "That suffer surfeit, cloyment and revolt" shows women's love can quickly turn from excess to revulsion, signifying inconstancy.

Answer:

1. They lack retention.
2. Alas, their love may be calld appetite, No motion of the liver, but the palate.
3. That suffer surfeit, cloyment and revolt.