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As You Like It by William ShakespeareAdvanced Language Arts – Ms. Damm
Background on As You Like It
Shakespeare wrote between 1598 – 1600 in London, England
Genre: Comedy
Setting: Begins in France; mostly takes place in Forest of Arden.
Famous lines: “All the words a stage / and all the men and women
merely players; / they have their exits and their entrances, / and one man in his time plays many parts, / his acts being seven ages…” (Shakespeare III.vii).
Family MembersAs You Like It
Note: none of the family members in As You Like It are as happy as this clip art picture.
Rowland de Bois
Main Characters Orlando: Youngest brother of Sir
Rowland de Bois. Younger brother to Oliver. Protagonist. Smart, charming, attractive. True Gentleman.
Oliver: Oldest brother and sole inheritor of the De Bois estate. Hates his younger brother. Dynamic character.
Adam: Old, loyal, devoted servant to the De Bois family. Favors Orlando and follows him into the Forest of Arden.
Minor Characters Sir Rowland de Bois: Father
of Oliver, Jaques, and Orlando. He is DEAD. Friends with Duke Senior. Enemies with Duke Fredrick.
Jaques De Bois: Middle Son of De Bois Brother. Only in Act V. Not to be confused with Duke Seniors faithful companion!
Duke Fredrick & Duke Senior
Brothers
Duke Senior is the older brother to Duke Fredrick
Duke Fredrick takes the throne from Duke Senior and banishes Duke Senior to the Forest of Arden.
Duke Fredrick shows his evil temper when he also banishes his niece, Rosalind, in Act I scene iii.
Duke Senior
Banished to Forest of Arden.
Does not put up much fight for his Dukedom.
Friend of the late Sir Rowland de Bois
Father to Rosalind.
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Lord Amiens: Also follows Duke Senior into the Forest.
Jaques (Jakes) Faithful lord who follows
Duke Senior into the Forest of Arden after his banishment. Sad, depressed, melancholy character. Sees himself as a “moody philosopher”.
Rosalind
The heroine of the play.
Daughter of Duke Senior; cousin to Celia
Is banished to Forest of Arden by her uncle Duke Fredrick.
Disguises herself as a boy, Ganymede, (Gan-a-meade) to travel safely to the Forest. However then stays in her disguise.
Ganymede will then pretend to be a girl to help tutor Orlando on the affairs of the heart
Rosalind is often said to be one of Shakespeare’s most realistic characters. She is clever and confident.
Celia
Daughter to Duke Fredrick
VERY FAITHFUL cousin to Rosalind. Decides to be banished to the Forest of Arden with Rosalind to show her devotion.
Disguises herself as a girl, Aliena.
More of skeptic when it comes to love compared to Rosalind.
Other CharactersAs You Like It
Touchstone
Duke Fredrick’s court fool – but decides to go with the girls (Rosalind/Celia) to Forest of Arden.
Is a “licensed fool” that means he has a licensed to say whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
Much more “jolly” compared to Jaques.
Most of comedic laughs will come from Touchstone, but underneath the laughs will come some powerful insight to human nature.
In love with Audrey, a simpleminded goatherd
Silvius & Phoebe
Young shepherd who is in love with Phoebe
Silvius is madly in love and does everything to gain Phoebe’s attention, yet Phoebe does not feel the same way.
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Phoebe is in love with Ganymede (Rosalind in disguise)
Phoebe is ‘snotty’ and ‘hard to get’ with Silvius
Other Minor Characters
Corin: native of the Forest of Arden. Offers love advice to Silvius but Silvius refuses to listen. Corin is a poor native but still willing to help all the new guests in the Forest of Arden.
Charles: the “ultimate wrestler”. Think of The Rock or The Hulk. Is supposed to kill Orlando in Act I, but Orlando defeats him
William: a young country boy in love with Audrey, thus Touchstone’s rival.
RECAP
The Court Duke Frederick: Usurped the
throne from Duke Senior
Celia: Daughter of Duke Frederick
Rosalind: Cousin to Celia, niece to Duke Frederick, daughter to Duke Senior
Touchstone: Clown of the court
Rowland de Bois Oliver: Eldest son
Jaques: Middle Son who appears in the final scene
Orlando: Youngest son who loves Rosalind
Adam: Servant to Oliver who follows Orlando to Arden
RECAP – Forest of Arden
Duke Senior: Eldest brother of Duke Frederick
Amiens and Jaques: Two Lords attending Duke Senior
Aliena: Celia's name in Arden
Ganymede: Rosalind's name in Arden
Corin and Silvius: Two shepherds
Phoebe: Shepherdess Silvius loves
Audrey: Country girl Touchstone loves
TYPES OF LOVE
Love Types
Romantic
Friendship
Sibling
Parental
Committed: devoted to somebody
Passionate: expressing intense feeling
Infatuation: an intense but short-lived and irrational passion for somebody or something
More Love Types
Eros is a romantic, passionate, love
Ludus is game-playing or uncommitted love
Storge is a slow developing, friendship-based love
Pragma is a pragmatic, practical mutually beneficial relationship
Mania is an obsessive or possessive love, jealous and extreme.
Love/Relationships in As You Like It
Orlando/Rosalind: committed love
Celia/Oliver: romantic love
Silvis/Phoebe:
Touchstone/Audrey: passionate love
Orlando/Oliver: sibling
Duke Senior/Duke Fredrick: sibling
Duke Fredrick/Celia: parental
Rosalind/Celia: friendship (BFF’s) & cousins
Orlando/Adam: loyalty/friendship