In this excerpt, Shakespeare uses Orlando’s response to create an effect of A. Humour. Thus, option "A" is correct.
Orlando is a character in 12th Night, a comedy by Shakespeare and he is afraid of expressing his love so he uses his friend to do it for him which ensues the hilarity of the situation.
He seems to be lovesick in the sense that he understands that he has been held in love and has not been in his senses since.
The se×ual ambiguity in most of the Shakespearean plays challenge the gender norms of the time and how they govern attraction among people who are dressing up in their station of society and following the ways they must.
Thus, option "A" is correct.
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