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Definition of Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the... read full definition
Act 2, scene 4
Explanation and Analysis—Men and Women's Love:
The conversation between Orsino and Viola/Cesario in Act 2, Scene 4 is rich with foreshadowing and irony. Having deduced that Cesario is in love, Orsino argues that, since women's beauty fades with age, Cesario should marry a woman who is younger than him. Otherwise, his affection will fade just as quickly, since men are less faithful when it comes to love than women are.
Orsino: For, boy, however we do praise ourselves,
Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm,
More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn,
Than women’s are.
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