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Jul 31, 2015 · Synopsis: In As You Like It, witty words and romance play out against the disputes of divided pairs of brothers. Orlando’s older brother, Oliver, treats him badly and refuses him his small inheritance from their father’s estate; Oliver schemes instead to have Orlando die in a wrestling match.
The script of As You Like It is very long, so we have separated the play into it’s original 5 Acts (want to know why all Shakespeare’s plays have five acts ?). Click on the appropriate links below to read Shakespeare’s original As You Like It script: As You Like It Act 1, Scene 1. As You Like It Act 1, Scene 2. As You Like It Act 1, Scene 3.
The action in Shakespeare’s As You Like It play shifts between two locations: Duke Frederick’s court with its pomp corruption, intrigues, deception and envy, and the Forest of Arden, where things are natural, free and beautiful. Read more on As You Like It settings. Date written: 1599. Genre classification: As You Like It is a Comedy
Running away from the royal court ruled by the tyrant Duke Frederick, cousins Rosalind and Celia and their clown Touchstone find solace in the Forest of Arden in As You Like It. But love and folly await them—as Touchstone says, “now am I in Arden, the more fool I.”. This Shakescleare modern English translation of the play allows you to ...
Down on your knees, And thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love; For I must tell you friendly in your ear: Sell when you can; you are not for all markets. Cry the man mercy, love him, take his offer; 1715 Foul is most foul, being foul to be a scoffer. So take her to thee, shepherd. Fare you well.
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 (the house having been a focus for literary activity under Mary Sidney for much of the later 16th century) has been suggested as a possibility.
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Overview. As You Like It by William Shakespeare, written around 1599, is a delightful pastoral comedy that explores themes of love, disguise, and the harmonizing power of nature. Set in the French duchy and the Forest of Arden, the play follows the fortunes and misadventures of Rosalind, who, disguised as a young man named Ganymede, seeks ...
