identity and notions of self for an individual both positively and negatively. Through the texts “As You like It” by William Shakespeare and “Jude the Obscure”‚ a Thomas Hardy novel‚ the abstract ideology towards belonging can be derived. Exploration of how the denaturing of the family structure can impinge attitudes towards belonging and shape the ramifications
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As You Like It - the Play As You Like It is considered by many to be one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies‚ and the heroine‚ Rosalind‚ is praised as one of his most inspiring characters and has more lines than any of Shakespeare’s female characters. Rosalind‚ the daughter of a banished duke falls in love with Orlando the disinherited son of one of the duke’s friends. When she is banished from the court by her usurping uncle‚ Duke Frederick ‚ Rosalind switches genders and as Ganymede travels with
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Taking the stage 400 years ago‚ when shakespeare was equipped with his magical wand and book of speels ‚ he casted a miraculous charm upon the world leaving people everywhere spell bounded. From the wonderful pleasures of love to the dark enchanting delights of ambition‚ his expert flawless wizardry enabled his socerous charms to stun and stagger the world even to this day. There is virtually no one who doesn’t know this quote "Fair is foul and foul is fair" To know the bard‚ is to be a somebody
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Orlando is united with Rosalind‚ Oliver with Celia‚ Silvius with Phebe and Touchtone with Audrey. It is expected that these pairs of lovers will lead a mature‚ balanced and suitable life. In ‘As You Like It’ Shakespeare takes different aspects of love between lovers and between the friends. Shakespeare has borrowed the cliché of “love at first sight” from Marlowe’s ‘Hero and Leander’ (“whoever loved who loved not at first sight”). Rosalind is banished by her uncle. She comes to the forest of Arden
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Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet‚ the characters Romeo and Juliet have loyalty for their families and each other. Their love gets tested and it shows how much loyalty they have for each other. They do things for each other that most people would never do. Nothing can break the love and loyalty they have for one another. Loyalty to one’s true love is deeper than loyalty to one’s family. Once Juliet marries Romeo‚ she is more loyal to him than her original family. Romeo is very loyal
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1. As you like it is full of characters pretending to be someone other than themselves. To what degree are the characters aware that they are role-playing? Does their acting have serious consequences‚ or is it merely a game. In the text as you like it by William Shakespeare many characters have alter egos in whom they use to influence and associate themselves with other characters. The two main characters that are pretending to be someone other than themselves are Celia and Rosalind. In act
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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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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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Jacques’ remark “and that they call complement‚ was like t’counter of two dog-apes” depict his willingness to purposely alienate himself from the courtiers and Duke. The canine animalistic references and connotations illustrate his disaccord with Duke Seniors ideals of belonging to an established community. “If the duke hath put on a religious life and thrown into neglect the pompous court”. Jacque mocks the ideals established within the court‚ choosing to isolate himself from the rest of the
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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 seek
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