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    1. As you like it is full of characters pretending to be someone other than themselves. To what degree are the characters aware that they are role-playing? Does their acting have serious consequences‚ or is it merely a game. In the text as you like it by William Shakespeare many characters have alter egos in whom they use to influence and associate themselves with other characters. The two main characters that are pretending to be someone other than themselves are Celia and Rosalind. In act

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    Explain what you like or ‘dislike’ about the world of celebrities The meaning of the word ‘celebrity’‚ in my opinion‚ is someone whose talents or achievements should be publically recognised. People like musicians‚ artist‚ and scientists and so on‚ someone with real talent and passion for what they chose to do‚ not to seek fame and fortune‚ but because it’s their calling. Unfortunately‚ there is not much publicity for people like that (with some rare exceptions). Modern definition of ‘celebrity’

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    Explore Shakespeare’s presentation of the various forms of love in the first three acts of ‘As You Like It’ Various forms of love are depicted in Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It’ which clearly show the relationships between the key characters in the play as well as illustrating the different aspects of their characteristics. The first three acts introduce the ideas of love and how they differ in the context of different subjects in the play; whether it is a romantic love or a friendship Shakespeare’s

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    values and morals whilst conforming to the requirements of the group. Those who refuse to compromise their values for the broader community may find themselves isolated‚ which in turn may affect their identity. In Shakespeare’s tragi-comic play As You Like It‚ the characters form unusual relationships in an alternative environment enabling their true values and morals to be revealed and furthering the development of their identity. In David Frankel’s film The Devil Wears Prada we see the refreshing

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    As you like it how to train your dragon belonging synthesis Ladies‚ Gentlemen‚ Dragons. Now that I have your full attention‚ I am about to undertake an analysis into the very psyche of the human being and the fashion in which each and every one of us on some level desires to belong‚ whether this belonging is literal‚ metaphoric or fictional. William Shakespeare’s play As You Like It investigates the fundamental need of the human being‚ and how the need to belong will often alter our priorities

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    Do you like the ending of the “a question of dowry” or “cat in the rain”. Give reasons to support your answer. What do you think will happen to Sivasothie or the American girl. I like the ending of the “a question of dowry” because Sivasothie shouldn’t marry to such a materialistic man like Thirulchelvam even though she liked him so much. Thirulchelvam only wanted the dowry that had promised by Mr and Mrs Ramachandran which were a piece of land and gold necklace. If Sivasothie married with such

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    night to finish correcting their students’ work and to prepare effective lessons for their students. Some teachers will even devote Saturday mornings to conducting extra-curricular activities‚ such as the Scouts movement. Now‚ if only all teachers were like this! Furthermore‚ wouldn’t the school be a much better place to spend our adolescence if we did not have to cope with teachers who vent their foul moods on us? We should not have to walk on eggshells because our teacher has had a bad day. Another

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    ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ************************************************************* AS YOU LIKE IT IS A SHAKESPEARE’S ROMANTIC COMEDY‚ BLENDING WITH LOVE-HEROISM-SENTIMENT-ADVENTURE-AND PURE FUN. THE FOREST IS MERELY A GOLDEN WORLD‚ BUT ITS CONTENTMENT HAS DEALT OF THE BITTER LESSONS OF LIFE. (DR.S.SEN) PRONOUNCE THE WORD ’ARDEN’-PERHAPS A PUN BY PRONOUNCING IT A-DEN-- A FOLIAGE OF MATERIALISTIC WORLD. ****************************************************** “The Forest of Arden

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    the play‚as you like it‚written by shakespear during the Elizabethan age‚belongs to the literary tradition known as Pastoral which typically involves exites from urban or court life to the world of nature. In the opening scene of this play‚we are firstly exposed to the main hero‚Orlando who is describing his plight to the servant‚Adam. This whole scene deals with the theme of primogeniture that corrupts the brotherly love. Hence‚this particular part of the play is important for us as readers to understand

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    sustained‚ or allows the person to develop a limited and superficial establishment of belonging. This is demonstrated in Shakespeare’s play‚ ‘as you like it’ and the speech‚ ‘the danger of a single story’ by Chimamanda Adichie. Belonging to a place is the formed relationship or understanding of that place‚ this is explored in Shakespeare’s play ‘as you like it’ where certain experiences and events that occur in the court setting have discouraged the comprehension of belonging; and in return allowed

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