Project Gutenberg 1999-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 69 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William As You Like It There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1523 "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare is a play from the late 16th century that falls under the genre of romantic comedy. The narrative explores themes of love, identity, and the contrast between court life and pastoral life. It primarily revolves around Rosalind, the daughter of a banished duke, who disguises herself as a young man in the Forest of Arden, where she encounters various characters, including her love interest, Orlando. The opening of the play introduces us to the familial tensions between Orlando and his older brother, Oliver, who mistreats him and keeps him from receiving a noble upbringing. Orlando expresses his frustration, feeling like a mistreated servant rather than a respected son. We also learn about the upcoming wrestling match between Orlando and a seasoned wrestler, Charles, and how Oliver wishes to prevent Orlando from competing. Meanwhile, in the court, we meet Rosalind and her cousin Celia, discussing their close friendship and Rosalind's sorrows over her banished father. The stage is set for their eventual escape to the Forest of Arden, where love and comedy intertwine in their quest for happiness and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Fathers and daughters -- Drama Exiles -- Drama Pastoral drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 209318 209966 2024-09-01T11:01:17.984582 2023-10-01T10:00:04.818420 text/html text/html 209311 209959 2024-09-01T11:01:18.193533 2023-10-01T10:00:05.007451 text/html text/html 116611 2024-09-01T11:01:23.862526 application/epub+zip 118734 2024-09-01T11:01:19.658570 application/epub+zip 118735 2024-09-01T11:01:18.768547 application/epub+zip 242200 2024-09-01T11:01:26.533547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214095 2024-09-01T11:01:23.089542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205086 2022-08-01T10:33:14.535236 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170476 171058 2024-09-01T11:01:17.686594 2023-10-01T10:00:04.551413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 150704 2019-05-20T13:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18418 2024-09-01T11:01:26.683497 application/rdf+xml 12150 2024-09-01T11:01:19.124530 image/jpeg 3402 2024-09-01T11:01:18.947533 image/jpeg 55807 2019-05-20T13:27:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 115782 2024-09-01T11:01:18.209562 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia