As You Like It
As You Like It is one of Shakespeare's comedies, set mostly in the Forest of Arden. After her uncle banishes her from court, Rosalind escapes into the forest dressed as a boy named Ganymede, with her cousin Celia and the jester Touchstone. There she meets Orlando, who has been leaving love poems for her on the trees. Still disguised, she offers to cure his lovesickness by having him court Ganymede, who is really Rosalind herself. He never guesses he is already talking to her.
Characters
Famous Quotes
See all quotes →“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances.”
Jaques — Act 2, Scene 7
“One man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages.”
Jaques — Act 2, Scene 7
“Sweet are the uses of adversity, Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.”
Duke Senior — Act 2, Scene 1
Further Reading
23 Shakespeare Phrases We Still Use Today
"Break the ice," "wild-goose chase," "green-eyed monster": these everyday expressions all started with Shakespeare. Here are 23 phrases the Bard gave us, with the plays they come from and what they really mean.
10 Powerful Female Characters in Shakespeare
From Lady Macbeth to Beatrice, these ten women prove that Shakespeare's female characters are anything but dated. Meet the heroines who seize agency, mock patriarchy and still set the bar for complexity.
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