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Rosalind is the star of the show. If it were not for Rosalind and Celia there would be no play at all. Celia is Rosalind's foil. Audrey is another matter: she is comic relief, acting as a foil to Touchstone.

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Characters of Shakespeare's As You Like It - Rosalind and Celia?

rosalind had good just as celia and she was deeply in luv with Orlando


Which play by shakespeare is celia in?

She is Rosalind's first cousin in As You Like It.


What are the two main characters of the play named as you like it by William shakespeare?

The main character of the play As You Like It is Rosalind. All of the action centres on her; she even delivers the epilogue. Other important characters are Rosalind's cousin and friend Celia and her beloved Orlando


What is a summary of William Shakespeare's play As you like it?

See the related link. Basically, Duke Frederick is a very greedy person and banishes alot of ppl. There has been a lot of ppl banished and the deposed Duke Senior (Duke Frederick's brother) and those friendly to him (other banished ppl) have fled to a nearby forest (Forest of Arden). These include his daughter Rosalind and Celia, the daughter of the usurping Duke Senior, a depressed guy called Jaques, and Orlando. Rosalind has disguised herself as a boy (Ganymede) and she and Celia pretend to be shepherds. Orlando and Rosalind are in love, and Orlando has written love poetry all over the place. Rosalind teases him in her guise as a boy. Orlando's brother Oliver falls out with the usurper and comes into the forest , where he and Celia fall for each other. Rosalind attracts a girl called Phoebe, but Rosalind arranges that Phebe should marry the young man who loves her Silvius, Oliver should marry Celia and Orlando should marry Rosalind herself. All this transpires as the usurping Duke Senior restores the exiled one, since virtually the entire population has moved to the forest to get away from the usurper.


What Shakespeare plays does Rosalind play?

Rosalind is the main character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It.

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What four marriages take place in the film 'As You Like It' by Kenneth Branagh?

Rosalind and Orlando; Celia and Oliver; Phoebe and Silvius; Audrey and Touchstone


Characters of Shakespeare's As You Like It - Rosalind and Celia?

rosalind had good just as celia and she was deeply in luv with Orlando


Is celia overshadowed by rosalind in as you like it?

yes celia is funny


Which play by shakespeare is celia in?

She is Rosalind's first cousin in As You Like It.


List all the characters of as you like it?

Rosalind, Celia, Duke Senior, Duke Frederick, Orlando de Boys, Oliver de Boys, Corin, Jaques, Touchstone, Audrey, Phoebe, Amiens


What names do Celia and Rosalind assume upon banishment from Duke Frederick's court in the film 'As You Like It' by Kenneth Branagh?

As in the play, and in the story Shakespeare based his play on, Celia becomes Aliena and Rosalind becomes Ganymede.


What is the comparison between Rosalind and Celia's character?

Rosalind and Celia are cousins, both members of the royalty. Though they have similar backgrounds and upbringings, Rosalind is much more adventurous and unconventional than Celia is. They are very close - so close that Celia sides with her cousin and defies her father to be with Rosalind. Celia is neither as smart nor as witty as Rosalind, but she is kind and loyal and willing to go along with Rosalind's scheme to sneak out of court and join Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden, where he holds court since he has been banished by his brother, Celia's father. Celia would like to be as brave as Rosalind, and she does make an attempt, but she is not as well-suited to the outdoor life of a shepherdess as she thought she would be. She discovers her own kind of bravery in the process of following in Rosalind's footsteps, but still lets her cousin take the lead. In the end, she marries Oliver, the brother of Rosalind's love Orlando, and Shakespeare ends the play leaving the audience with the sense that the two young women will remain close friends.


What does Celia's Rosalind's and Touchstone's gold allow Corin to do in the film 'As You Like It' by Kenneth Branagh?

Corin is a shepherd, employed by a rather unpleasant man who owns the farm. Celia, Rosalind and Touchstone give Corin the money he needs to buy his employer out, to purchase the farmhouse, sheep pens and flock of sheep, so he can set up business as a shepherd on his own. As part of the deal, Celia, Rosalind and Touchstone get to live with him.


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Muslims are like me By Audrey


What role do women play in Shakespeare's As You Like It?

As You Like It is a remarkable Shakespeare play because there are four characters in it who are young or young-ish women: Rosalind, Celia, Phoebe and Audrey. Only Love's Labour's Lost and Midsummer Night's Dream have such a panoply of female roles. In addition, Rosalind is the star of the show; almost all of the action is from her perspective. This is one of the few Shakespearean plays where the central character is a woman (Cymbeline and All's Well are others). It is the only one where the female character speaks the epilogue (and Rosalind comments on how contrary to the custom that is).


What are the two main characters of the play named as you like it by William shakespeare?

The main character of the play As You Like It is Rosalind. All of the action centres on her; she even delivers the epilogue. Other important characters are Rosalind's cousin and friend Celia and her beloved Orlando


What actors and actresses appeared in As You Like It - 1992?

The cast of As You Like It - 1992 includes: Tony Armatrading as Charles Celia Bannerman as Celia Ewen Bremner as Silvius Jonathan Cecil as Lord Emma Croft as Rosalind Cyril Cusack as Adam James Fox as Jaques Valerie Gogan as Phoebe Miriam Margolyes as Audrey Michael Mears as Lord Murray Melvin as Sir Oliver Martext Robin Meredith Bernard Padden as Dennis Griff Rhys Jones as Touchstone