Graphic Shakespeare: As You Like It

Graphic Shakespeare: As You Like It — page 1 — Cast of Characters Duke Senior Banished Duke Orlando Son of Sir Rowland Rosalind Daughter of Duke Senior Oliver Son of Sir Rowland Duke Frederick Duke Senior's brother Adam Servant of Sir Rowland Charles Wrestler to Duke Frederick Le Beau Courtier to Sir Frederick Celia Daughter of Duke Frederick Corin Shepherd Amiens Attendant to Duke Senior Silvius Shepherd Jaques Attendant to Duke Senior Phebe Shepherdess

Graphic Shakespeare: As You Like It — page 2 — Our Setting 685 As You Like It is set in the fictional Forest of Arden and the fictional court of Duke Frederick The banished Duke Senior in As You Like It lives in the Forest of Arden and is reunited with much of the cast there later in the play The forest is based on the forest of the Ardennes in Belgium At the time Shakespeare wrote this play France was divided into provinces called dukedoms which were ruled by dukes The courts at this time were not stable TARRAT

Graphic Shakespeare: As You Like It — page 3 — Act KNOW YOU BEFORE WHOM SIR In the garden of Oliver's home Orlando confronts his older brother NOW SIR WHAT MAKE YOU HERE KNOW YOU WHERE YOU ARE SIR YOU ARE MY ELDEST BROTHER THE COURTESY OF NATIONS ALLOWS YOU MY BETTER IN THAT YOU ARE THE FIRSTBORN YOUR ORCHARD MY FATHER CHARGED YOU IN HIS WILL TO GIVE ME GOOD EDUCATION YOU HAVE TRAINED ME LIKE A PEASANT AND I WILL NO LONGER ENDURE IT I WILL NOT LONG BE TROLİBLED WITH YOU YOU SHALL HAVE SOME PART OF YOUR WILL I PRAY YOU LEAVE ME

Graphic Shakespeare: As You Like It — page 4 — GOOD MORROW TO YOUR WORSHIP After Oliver dismisses his brother he carries on with the business of being a gentleman GOOD MONSIEUR CHARLES WHAT'S THE NEW NEWS AT THE NEW COURT THE OLD DUKE IS BANISHED BY HIS YOUNGER BROTHER THE NEW DUKE CAN YOU TELL IF ROSALIND THE DUKE'S DAUGHTER BE BANISHED WITH HER FATHER WHERE WILL THE OLD DUKE LIVE THEY SAY THE FOREST OF ARDEN AND A MANY MÉRRY MEN WITH HIM THERE THEY LIVE LIKE THE OLD ROBIN HOOD OF ENGLAND SHE IS AT THE COURT AND NO LESS BELOVED OF HER UNCLE THE OWN DAUGHTER

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