What is shakespeare saying about love in as you like it?

Answer 1

The play is set in a duchy in France, but most of the action takes place in a location called the 'Forest of Arden.' Frederick has usurped the Duchy and exiled his older brother, Duke Senior. The Duke's daughter Rosalind has been permitted to remain at court because she is the closest friend and cousin of Frederick's only child, Celia. Orlando, a young gentleman of the kingdom who has fallen in love at first sight of Rosalind, is forced to flee his home after being persecuted by his older brother, Oliver. Frederick becomes angry and banishes Rosalind from court. Celia and Rosalind decide to flee together accompanied by the jester Touchstone, with Rosalind disguised as a young man. Rosalind, now disguised as Ganymede ("Jove's own page"), and Celia, now disguised as Aliena (Latin for "stranger"), arrive in the Arcadian Forest of Arden, where the exiled Duke now lives with some supporters, including "the melancholy Jaques," who is introduced to us weeping over the slaughter of a deer. "Ganymede" and "Aliena" do not immediately encounter the Duke and his companions, as they meet up with Corin, an impoverished tenant, and offer to buy his master's rude cottage. Orlando and his servant Adam (a role possibly played by Shakespeare himself, though this story may be apocryphal),[3] meanwhile, find the Duke and his men and are soon living with them and posting simplistic love poems for Rosalind on the trees. Rosalind, also in love with Orlando, meets him as Ganymede and pretends to counsel him to cure him of being in love. Ganymede says he will take Rosalind's place and he and Orlando can act out their relationship. Meanwhile, the shepherdess Phebe, with whom Silvius is in love, has fallen in love with Ganymede (actually Rosalind), though "Ganymede" continually shows that "he" is not interested in Phebe. The cynical Touchstone has also made an amorous advance on the dull-witted goat-herd girl Audrey, and attempts to marry her before his plans are thwarted by the intrusive Jaques. Finally, Silvius, Phebe, Ganymede, and Orlando are brought together in an argument with each other over who will get whom. Ganymede says he will solve the problem, having Orlando promise to marry Rosalind, and Phebe promise to marry Silvius if she cannot marry Ganymede. The next day, Ganymede reveals himself to be Rosalind, and since Phebe has found her love to be false, she ends up with Silvius. Orlando sees Oliver in the forest and rescues him from a lioness, causing Oliver to repent for mistreating Orlando. Oliver meets Aliena (Celia's false identity) and falls in love with her, and they agree to marry. Orlando and Rosalind, Oliver and Celia, Silvius and Phebe, and Touchstone and Audrey all are married in the final scene, after which they discover that Frederick has also repented his faults, deciding to restore his legitimate brother to the dukedom and adopt a religious life. Jaques, ever melancholy, declines their invitation to stay in the forest with them and also decides to adopt a religious life.

Answer 2

"Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole." Shakespeare throughout the first 3 acts highlights the nature of love. Love is described as only for the young and the beautiful people. Shakespeare also believes that when in love you will do absurd, ridiculous things just to be in a life with the closest thing we have to real magic. For instance, Celia and Orlando resemble true love. These 2 characters are young, beautiful and have developed a plan to spend time with one another every day. Love, is also said to be something notices at first sight. The passion for each other is seen when you stare into the souk through the eyes. Unfortunately love isn't always about hearts and happiness. Love can bring out the worst in people and may rip your heart into a million pieces. Sylvius is a Shepard in the forest of Arden who lost his fair maiden and is desperately telling everyone about his loss. Shakespeare indicates love as an essential factor needed for life.

Answer 3

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy. It's a comedy because nobody dies and everyone gets married at the end. It's pastoral because it's filled with people living in the forest amid idealized shepherds and shepherdesses.

Answer 4

Nothing. This question is based on two incorrect assumptions: First, that Shakespeare wrote plays like As You Like It to be read. He did not. He wrote them to be performed and watched. Second, that Shakespeare wrote plays in order to teach people things. He did not. He wrote them to entertain, not to teach.

Answer 5

Shakespeare wrote all of his plays for the same reason--it was his job.

Answer 6

IT is a drama of characters where different types of behavior and romantic scenes are there it is written by william shakespeare

Answer 7

Yes As You Like it is by Shakespeare.

Answer 8

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