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Jul 31, 2015 · Act 4, scene 3. Scene 3. Synopsis: Phoebe sends “Ganymede” a letter offering herself in marriage. As Rosalind and Celia wait for Orlando, they learn that he is late for his appointment with “Ganymede” because he was wounded saving his brother Oliver from attack by a lion. Enter Rosalind ⌜dressed as Ganymede⌝ and Celia. ⌜dressed as ...
Orlando agrees, and the love lessons begin. Meanwhile, Phoebe becomes increasingly cruel in her rejection of Silvius. When Rosalind intervenes, disguised as Ganymede, Phoebe falls hopelessly in love with Ganymede. One day, Orlando fails to show up for his tutorial with Ganymede. Rosalind, reacting to her infatuation with Orlando, is distraught ...
Corin invites Rosalind and Celia to come witness an exchange between Silvius and his lover, Phebe, in which Silvius pleads with Phebe not to scorn him and calls her cold. When Rosalind, dressed as Ganymede, intervenes and attacks Phebe with a slew of insults, Phebe falls immediately in love with “him.”.
As You Like It Summary. Rosalind and her cousin escape into the forest and find Orlando, Rosalind's love. Disguised as a boy shepherd, Rosalind has Orlando woo her under the guise of "curing" him of his love for Rosalind. Rosalind reveals she is a girl and marries Orlando during a group wedding at the end of the play. More detail: 2.5 minute read.
Jul 31, 2015 · Scene 3. Synopsis: Duke Frederick suddenly decides to banish Rosalind. His daughter Celia, determined to go with Rosalind into exile, suggests that they seek the banished duke in the Forest of Arden, and that, for safety on their journey, they disguise themselves as a country girl and her brother. They agree to ask the court Fool, Touchstone ...
As You Like It spoofs many of the conventions of poetry and literature dealing with love, such as the idea that love is a disease that brings suffering and torment to the lover, or the assumption that the male lover is the slave or servant of his mistress. These ideas are central features of the courtly love tradition, which greatly influenced ...
As You Like It subverts the traditional rules of romance. Gender roles, nature and politics are confused in a play that reflects on how bewildering yet utterly pleasurable life can be. Gender roles, nature and politics are confused in a play that reflects on how bewildering yet utterly pleasurable life can be.
