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As You Like It | Rosalind's Education in Love
Essay discussing the different forms and conceptions of love as witnessed by Rosalind through the course of the play.
In her disguise as Ganymede, Rosalind in Shakespeare's As You Like It has the opportunity to observe the varieties of love, and the behaviors it produces in different people. Her disguise allows her to be privy to information that she would not otherwise receive, such as Phebe's letter, which reveals how love can make one deceive, and Orlando's feelings of love for herself. She gives advice on love, as well as receives it, obtaining a full education on the many ways and manifestations of love.
Before Rosalind ever puts on her disguise she is aware that love and...
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