As You Like It is definitely a comedy, which requires fools, but it also involves wisdom. Foolishness and folly feature highly in the dialogue, but at the same time, Shakespeare employs wisd...
As You Like It ends with four marriages, so you can imagine how central love is to each of the characters. For each pair of lovers, love means different things – Orlando loves Rosalind...
As You Like It is a pastoral comedy. In the simplest sense, this is because it takes place in the forest, removed from the courtly home of most of the play’s characters. Yet the intera...
Pondering big questions is a central indulgence in As You Like It. Unlike the tragedies, no one has to worry about the consequences of killing a king or lament the nature of power. Instead,...
The protagonist in As You Like It is a cross-dressing, courageous tomboy that goes into the woods to escape her ill-fortunes and comes out having found a lover. Gender is central to Rosalind...
Poetry and performance thread through As You Like It and end up being about more than just putting on a good show. As Shakespeare reminds us, life can be considered an "art of performance" a...
As You Like It is a play where many of the characters’ "getting to know you" conversations center on dancing around one others’ wit. Wit is a way to gauge the intelligence of cha...
Transformation moves the plot along in As You Like It. The comfort of home is lost for the unknown of the country, transforming our heroes into refugees. Strong will and a sharp tongue aren&...
As You Like It explores many different kinds of relationships: brother to brother, master to servant, leader to subject, lover to beloved, friend to friend, and more. There are certain expec...
Family in As You Like It is the source of both grief and support for many of the main characters. The play touches on the fact that being related doesn’t mean being loyal or loving. Fu...
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