As You Like It | Selected Quotes
Not a whit, Touchstone; those that are good manners at the court are as ridiculous in the country as the behaviour of the country is most mockable at the court. (III, ii)
The natural world of Arden is used in the play as a contrast to the civilized courtly life. Shakespeare initially presents an idealized version of "country" life, but later also includes negative aspects. Here Corin highlights the vast difference between the two ways of life in a conversation with Touchstone. The gist of the conversation seems to be that wherever you choose to live, it is what...
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