1.  As You Like It by William Shakespeare Advanced Language Arts – Ms. Damm

2. 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).

3.  Family Members As You Like It Note: none of the family members in As You Like It are as happy as this clip art picture.

4. 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!

5. 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.

6. 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. __________________________  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”.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9.  Other Characters As You Like It

10. 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

11. 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. _____________________________________________  Phoebe is in love with Ganymede (Rosalind in disguise)  Phoebe is ‘snotty’ and ‘hard to get’ with Silvius

12. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15.  TYPES OF LOVE

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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