of gender. And this issue‚ for obvious reasons‚ has generated a special interest in recent times. The principal reason for such a thematic concern in the play is the cross dressing and role playing. The central love interest between Rosalind and Orlando calls into question the conventional wisdom about men’s and women’s gender roles and challenges our preconceptions about these roles in courtship‚ erotic love‚ and beyond. At the heart of this courtship is a very complex ambiguity which it is
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the play As You Like It by Shakespeare‚ through the struggles of the character Orlando. He didnt belong where he had been placed by his eldest brother and risked his life in the search to belong in the Dukes court. Before wrestling Charles in an attempt to earn fair treatment‚ Orlando declares “if I be foiled‚ there is but one shamed that was never gracious; if killed‚ but one dead that was willing to be so.” Orlando uses emotive language to convey the severity of his intentions. this emphasises
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William Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ is probably one of the most famous pastoral comedies of all times. Written around 1599 and published in 1623‚ its plot was derived from Thomas Lodge’s pastoral romance ‘Rosalynde’. But what is interesting about this play is how Shakespeare‚ using the features and tropes of a pastoral comedy‚ undercuts the idea of the pastoral. The pastoral‚ as a genre‚ can be said to have had its beginnings with Theocritus’ ‘Idylls’. Other notable works in this genre are Virgil’s
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comes‚ but in a theatre like the Globe where it was performed‚ the strata were clearly visible. Techniques Parody Irony Juxtaposition Contrast Verse Prose Disguise Cliché Symbolism Metaphor * Clear contrast established between the Orlando (good) and oliver (bad) Conflict
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love is the key aspect of belonging‚ mainly through the characters of Rosalind and Orlando. Through Shakespeare’s use of dialogue and imagery‚ we are able to witness the level of harmony and acceptance between the lovers. Rosalind’s dialogue to Celia “my affection has an unknown bottom‚ like the Bay of Portugal” shows her extensive infatuation with Orlando and how she believes she truly belongs with him. Orlando also shows infatuating signs of passion towards Rosalind. We see in Act 3‚ Scene 2 where
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the female beloved. In context to As you like it‚ Rosalind cross-dressed as Ganymede‚ encourages Orlando to detach from his "fancy monger" (Shakespeare 3.2.350) attitude and free himself from the self-imposed "cage of rushes" (Shakespeare 3.2.356) if he wishes to win her heart. Furthermore‚ Ganymede suggests that women also desire the pleasures of flesh just as men when hinting that she would like Orlando to "woo" her every day (Shakespeare 3.2.409). This non-traditional switching of roles‚ where the
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The article‚ “A Cultural Line in the Sand” by Thomas Lake‚ describes the example of a vernacular region as the South. A vernacular region is a place people believe exists as part of their cultural identity. The region of the South has people with “Southern accent(s) and learned Southern ways.” Some also think “we’re losing our Southern.” The term vernacular applies to the South because the people there believe it exists as part of their culture. The people of the South have customs that immerge
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ensue that you should love his son dearly? By this kind of chase‚ I should hate him‚ for my father hated his father dearly; yet I hate not Orlando. Rosalind: N‚ faith‚ hate him not‚ for my sake. Celia: Why should I not? Doth he not deserve well? i) What inconvenience has Orlando suffered on account of being the son of Sir Rowland? Orlando has to suffer the malice of his elder brother Oliver since his father’s death and secondly‚ this fact has made Duke Frederick feel antagonistic
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You Like It’. The relationship between lady Rosalind and Orlando is an example of how time can shape an outcome and present a sense of belonging. Rosalind learns to love and accept Orlando through the progression of the play. The allusion “cupid hath clapped him on the shoulder” depicts the uncertainty Rosalind possesses towards Orlando’s alleged love for her. The reference to Cupid‚ links the connotation of a strong infatuation that Orlando has for Rosalind. The contrast in the turn of events and
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of the plot in As You Like It. Orlando’s pining of his treatment by brother Oliver uses animalistic imagery to illustrate the breakdown of his own family unit. Orlando suggests that Oliver treats his “animals on dung-hills” better than himself‚ implying Oliver cares more for his animals than his own brother. The lexical chain used by Orlando of emptiness and nothingness conveys his feelings of ostracism from his family and foreshadows the ultimate fracturing of fraternal bonds in Oliver’s attempts
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