As You Like It (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1623
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Middle Ages
- Setting: Forest of Arden, France
- Principal Characters: The Banished Duke, Frederick, Oliver, Orlando, Adam, Touchstone, Rosalind, Celia
- Genres: Drama, Comedy, Pastoral
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Exile or expatriates, Mistaken or secret identity, Forests or forestry, Middle Ages, Nobility, Clowns
- Locales: France
The Story:
A long time ago, the elder and lawful ruler of a French province was deposed by his younger brother, Frederick. The old duke, driven from his dominions, fled with several faithful followers to the Forest of Arden. There he lived a happy life, free from the cares of the court and able to devote himself at last to learning the lessons nature had to teach. His daughter, Rosalind, had remained at court as a companion to her cousin Celia, the daughter of the usurping Duke Frederick. The two girls were inseparable, and nothing her father said or did would make Celia part...
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