Orlando, the youngest son of Sir Roland de Boys, is ill-treated by his brother Oliver. When he responds to the general challenge issued by the Duke’s wrestler, Charles, Oliver tells Charles to injure Orlando if he can manage it. The Duke’s daughter, Celia, and her cousin, Rosalind, watch the match and Rosalind falls in love with Orlando. […]
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Assist “As You Like It” as a romantic comedy. Or “In As You Like It Shakespeare weaves delightful variations on the pattern of romantic love.” Illustrate and discuss. Answer: As You like It is remarkable among Shakespeare’s plays for ending with four marriages, something of a record even among comedies. Love is a central theme
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What is the Pastoral element do you find in “As You Like It”?Or, “As You Like It” as a Pastoral Comedy. Answer: Shakespeare‘s As You Like It is based on a work entitled Rosalinde written by Thomas Lodge. The play is often categorized as a pastoral comedy. The term pastoral refers to the life of
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Answer: Basically, Orlando de Boys is “everything that doth become a man” — that is, he epitomizes the Elizabethan concept of the ideal manly virtues, and he is also the embodiment of his late father’s moral precepts. When the play begins, we hear him speaking about his late father’s final wishes, and we realize the
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Discuss the character of Rosalind on the basis of As You like It. Or, Rosalind is the vital character in As You Like It, analyze. Or, Discuss Rosalind as an ambiguous character. Answer: In Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It,’ the character Rosalind is an example of ingenuity, good humor, and patience. She also proves
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