belonging are affected by the passage of time‚ but how our interactions with the world around us can shape us. Individuals seek connection in an attempt to find happiness‚ acceptance and ultimately a sense of belonging. Whether the setting is the Forest of Arden‚ the Aristocratic Court or the Inner West of Sydney and St. Martha’s Catholic High‚ a sense of belonging is altered and changed due to an individual’s journey with time and their surroundings. Both the passage of time and where we see ourselves
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Introduction to As You Like It summary Duke Ferdinand has been forced into exile from the court by the usurping Duke Frederick. He takes refuge in the Forest of Arden with a band of faithful lords. Rosalind‚ his daughter‚ is kept uneasily at court as a companion to her cousin Celia‚ Frederick’s daughter. Orlando de Boys‚ the youngest son of the late Sir Rowland de Boys‚ has been kept in poverty by his brother Oliver since his father’s death. Orlando decides to wrestle for his fortune at Frederick’s
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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 by life at court seek the restorative powers of the country. But fraternal hostilities are also
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Touchstone is a clown‚ or fool‚ in Duke Frederick’s household. He may not be a vigorous male character‚ but he is a man nonetheless‚ and Celia and Rosalind decide to take him along as an extra measure of security on their journey to the Forest of Arden. When he arrives in the forest he finds that his familiarity with the language and customs of the court impress the simple shepherds and goatherds‚ so he uses this advantage to further his lustful designs on Audrey and marry her in what is typically described
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‘An Individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging.’ Discuss this view with detailed reference to your prescribed text. An individual’s sense of belonging is a complex notion which can be both enhanced or hampered by external influences. Personal relationships and social influences can contribute greatly to a person’s sense of belonging or‚ alternately‚ a person’s sense of alienation. William Shakespeare’s As You Like It addresses
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Duke Frederick and the Forest of Arden. The court projects an image of structure and formality‚ code of conduct and regulations to social behaviour. The court is an association people are banished from (as in the case of Duke Senior‚ Orlando and Rosalind) and leave and thus represents an unaccepting and misunderstanding environment that inhibits the finding of a true and genuine sense of belonging‚ negating any positive connotations. On the other hand‚ the Forest of Arden is where people are free
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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 to further convey the idea that belonging is desired by all humans to create a sense of belonging. Belonging
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the forest of Arden where her father and his friend lived and she was accompanied by her cousin Celia and the fool Touchstone. Rosalinda disguised herself as boy and called herself Ganymede. At end of the play four marriages took place including Rosalinda and Orlando and the wicked characters became good. Oliver became warmhearted and compassionate and the Duke changed and became a religions
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separation from court and country by Rosalind and Celia breaking the sense of belonging to place. Celia and Rosalind convey a strong bond evident in Celia’s plea to her father‚ Duke Frederick‚ to keep Rosalind at court rather than banishing her to the Forest of Arden. Conventions of love are evident revealing Celia’s plutonic love for Rosalind portraying their belonging to one another. The high modality used when Celia states that she “can not live” without Rosalind reveals their constant urge and need to
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Orlando evades death both times by defeating Charles and due o the warnings of his loyal servant‚ Adam. Orlando soon ran off to the Forest Of Arden. Duke Fredrick was very furious at this and summoned Oliver in his court. The Duke gave Oliver a deadline‚ in which he had to retrieve his brother dead or alive. Oliver in his search for Orlando ends up in the forest of Arden and there Orlando saved him from being killed by a huge poisonous snake and a lioness. This causes the softening of his attitude
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