"...and yet to crush it a little, it would bow to me (II.v.143-145)"-Malvolio

Malvolio, a steward, daydreams of being served at Olivia's side. Use of the words "crush" and "bow" are unfortunate, because Maria and company's aim is to humiliate Malvolio. He desperately wants the "name" in the false love letter to be his, so he attempts to fit his own name to the given letters. He will only embarrass himself in trying to bolster his rank.