As You Like It: A Comedy by William Shakespeare Act I: Scene I Contextual Questions (Question Courtesy-Xavier Pinto) 1. Besides this nothing that he so plentifully gives me‚ the something that nature gave me‚ his countenance seems to take from me: he lets me feed me with his hinds‚ bars me the place of a brother‚ and‚ as much as in him lies‚ mines my gentility with my education. This is it‚ Adam‚ that grieves me; and the spirit of my father‚ which I think is within me‚ begins to mutiny against this
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Significance and Relevace of ’’As You Like It" ’’ Shakespeare’s As You Like It is a good play for anyone to read or see. Some readers would enjoy one aspect of it‚ some would enjoy another. But all would‚ in general‚ enjoy the play. Albert Gilman says that Shakespeare intended to imply that all that people need to live together in harmony is "good sense‚ love‚ humor‚ and a generous disposition." (Gilman lxvii) This play is deeper than the surface‚ and that is part of its
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Act 1 scene i Analysis Shakespeare begins his play with a pair of dueling brothers‚ an amendment of his source material—Thomas Lodge’s popular prose romance‚ Rosalynde—that allows him to establish‚ with great economy‚ the corrupt nature of so-called civilized life. Oliver’s mistreatment of his brother spurs Orlando to journey into the curative Forest of Ardenne as surely as Frederick’s actions did his own brother Duke Senior‚ which immediately locates the play in the pastoral tradition: those wounded
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As You Like It – William Shakespeare Theme: The relationship between characters and how that results to a sense of positive belonging 1. Technique: a. Characterization 2. Example: b. Rosalind and Celia 3. Effect: c. Responders are able to acknowledge that relationships leads to a sense of belonging 1. Technique: a. Direct
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In the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare‚ love portrays and presents itself differently and in many forms to each character. The diverse attitudes towards love in this play are due to the dissimilar lifestyles‚ the court and nature‚ and backgrounds of each character The romantic notion of love is thwarted by Touchstone and Audrey‚ as their marriage is basically a contract. Audrey is attracted by courtly manners and as soon as she meets Touch stone she finds her way to court; and decides
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As You Like It - the Play As You Like It is considered by many to be one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies‚ and the heroine‚ Rosalind‚ is praised as one of his most inspiring characters and has more lines than any of Shakespeare’s female characters. Rosalind‚ the daughter of a banished duke falls in love with Orlando the disinherited son of one of the duke’s friends. When she is banished from the court by her usurping uncle‚ Duke Frederick ‚ Rosalind switches genders and as Ganymede travels with
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resolution. The characters assume their normal routine. Orlando is united with Rosalind‚ Oliver with Celia‚ Silvius with Phebe and Touchtone with Audrey. It is expected that these pairs of lovers will lead a mature‚ balanced and suitable life. In ‘As You Like It’ Shakespeare takes different aspects of love between lovers and between the friends. Shakespeare has borrowed the cliché of “love at first sight” from Marlowe’s ‘Hero and Leander’ (“whoever loved who loved not at first sight”). Rosalind is banished
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identity and notions of self for an individual both positively and negatively. Through the texts “As You like It” by William Shakespeare and “Jude the Obscure”‚ a Thomas Hardy novel‚ the abstract ideology towards belonging can be derived. Exploration of how the denaturing of the family structure can impinge attitudes towards belonging and shape the ramifications
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Belonging is a fundamental human need in As You Like It‚ which Shakespeare deals with through the central aspects of belonging to place and relationships. In As You Like It people’s connection to the court and nature are contrasted‚ as the court is a place of corruption and the forest a place of harmony. The characters experience exclusion and a disconnection from the court‚ so come to find happiness and acceptance in the forest. Shakespeare explores the relationships to friends‚ family and love
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SOMEONE LIKE YOU 1. I heard that you’re settled down That you found a girl and you’re married now I heard that your dreams come true Guess she gave you things I didn’t give to you Old friend‚ why are you so shy? Ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the light 2. I hate to turn up out of the blue‚ uninvited But I couldn’t stay away‚ I couldn’t fight it I had hoped you ‘d see my face and that you’d Be reminded. That for me‚ it isn’t
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text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing? Belonging is a sense of enlightenment felt when an individual gains an understanding of themselves in relation to others and the wider world. William Shakespeare’s pastoral play ‘As You Like It’ and the bildungsroman ‘Looking For Alibrandi’ written by Melina Marchetta examine not only how our perceptions of belonging are affected by the passage of time‚ but how our interactions with the world around us can shape us. Individuals seek
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Nothing Like You Nicole Mealey English 9 Mrs. Natoli October 31‚ 2011 In the book “Nothing Like You‚” Lauren Strasnick constructs the theme of the story about keeping secrets. This was supported by several passages in the book. The plot was also about how keeping secrets can backfire and cause friendships to end and relationships to become much more complex. After Holly lost her virginity to the popular Paul Bennet‚
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several different ways. Shakespeare’s classic‚ As you like it and in Gurinda Chadra’s comedy‚ Bend it like Beckham‚ are both representations of the concept of belonging. Bend it like Beckham is a modern interpretation which explores similar notions as Shakespeare’s classic As you like it. In all three texts belonging is represented through gender roles‚ family influence and the connection of marriage. The central character‚ Jessminder‚ in bend it like beckham must overcome her cultural restraints
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Catharsis in As You Like It Literature is meant to teach. Its purpose is to shed light upon the soul and offer up the best and worst of humanity. All the stories we read‚ all the characters we relate to and begin to understand‚ they all have a tale to tell and a lesson to be learned. This is precisely what makes literature so vital to the human spirit. It is here that we enter the world of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It ‚ a story set in a fantastical forest. As we follow the true love of Orlando
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Katrina Chen Professor Sun Shakespeare Paper One 2 May 2013 Malvolio‚ the Party Pooper in Twelfth Night In Shakespeare’s comedy‚ Twelfth Night‚ we can see the romance among several couples. For instance‚ Viola with Orsino‚ Olivia with Sebastian and Maria with Sir Toby Belch‚ they are all ended up with a joyful relationship with each other. It is a convention that endings of the comedies are always combined with happy elements. Even if not falling in love with anyone else‚ the clown
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Jacques’ remark “and that they call complement‚ was like t’counter of two dog-apes” depict his willingness to purposely alienate himself from the courtiers and Duke. The canine animalistic references and connotations illustrate his disaccord with Duke Seniors ideals of belonging to an established community. “If the duke hath put on a religious life and thrown into neglect the pompous court”. Jacque mocks the ideals established within the court‚ choosing to isolate himself from the rest of the
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to Be an All-American Girl starts out with Elizabeth Wong describing a school. She tells about both her brother and her dreaded going to her Chinese school and the different atmospheres of the two schools. The Chinese school was like a dusty old chest and the other was like the box that a new pair of shoes came in. Both held treasures but she was far more interested in the new than what she felt to be old. While the Chinese school focused mainly on language‚ she points out that every day started with
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Directorie to the Gentlemen Readers by Lodge. Referring to his novel Lode writes if you like it‚ so. Shakespeare changed the title to As You Like It because that has more charm. Also‚ the saying As You Like It implies the freedom of thought and indefference to censure that the characters express throughout the play. Another line of thought is that Shakespeare did not have a title for the play. It was named As You Like It meaning that the audience could title it and think of it as they wished. Actually
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When it comes to a job that I will like to do in the future‚ I would like to choose teaching‚ which is considered one of the best jobs in the world. There are lots of children all over the world can not go to school simply due to the lack of teachers. Several months ago‚ I watched a TV program showing that teachers were badly needed in many parts of our world‚ places like western parts of China‚ Southeast Asia‚ and Africa. It also broadcasted the stories of a couple from the United States who
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3. The choice to belong to a community or group can challenge or enrich. How has this interpretation of belonging been reflected in your texts? As You Like It | Precious | * Jaques’ self-isolation at the end of the play after the four weddings. * Jaques’ inability to adapt to the forest environment isolates him from the group and leads to his decision to return to court. * Orlando/Adam’s relationship. * Orlando/Oliver’s relationship – Oliver’s lack of support for Orlando and lack
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