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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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    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‚ Feste‚ still sings

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    As You Like It/Alibrandi

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    prescribed 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

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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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    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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    Shakespeare’s romantic comedies such as As You Like It & Twelfth Night are all full of various love-relationships. The central pair of lovers in As You Like It comprises Rosalind & Orlando‚ and the love is an example of love at the first sight which‚ nevertheless‚ does not run smooth. The love originates in the Duke’s Court during the wrestling bout won over by Orlando. It‚ however‚ matures in the pastoral setting of the Forest of Arden‚ where Rosalind takes the initiative by being disguised as

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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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    Someone Like You

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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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    Nothing Like You

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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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    Pastoral farming (also known in some regions as livestock farmingor grazing) is farming aimed at producing livestock‚ rather than growing crops. Examples include dairy farming‚ raising beef cattle‚ and raising sheep for wool. In contrast‚ arable farming concentrates on crops rather than livestock. Finally‚ Mixed farming incorporates livestock and crops on a single farm. Some mixed farmers grow crops purely asfodder for their livestock; some crop farmers grow fodder and sell it to pastoral farmers

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