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cherrybhatnagar
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High School - 9th Grade

How is "As You Like It" a comedy?

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Posted by cherrybhatnagar on Saturday May 9, 2009 at 7:55 AM and tagged with comedy, genre.

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  1. brandih

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    Posted by brandih on Monday May 11, 2009 at 11:13 AM

  2. kshav
    kshav Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    AS you like it is a comedy in the presence of Touchstone, the court's clown. Touchstone's foolishness is remarkable by the 'audience' but his neutral judgement is a vital part also. As you like it is a story of many themes. it may include jovial themes, love themes, comic themes and so on. It is also remarked that pastoral life (i.e in the forest of ardenne) is more relaxed than the tensed atmosphere in the court, especially under the presence of Duke Frederick,the usurper. Jaques also turns some scenes into comedy, as he also wants to be a fool, he tries to attract attention on him as well as he tries to entertain (but only causing annoyment) Duke Senior and his lords. "A fool ! A motley fool !" - those words which are pronounced by Jaques in the play when he tells Duke Senior that he has met a fool and wants to become one. Jaques is in some way ridiculised by the duke. this may create laughter to the audience and also making the play more alive and interesting (not forgetting that as you like it is a long play indeed and many may find this very boring)

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    Posted by kshav on Sunday May 24, 2009 at 2:23 AM