"Cliff Notes - As You Like It" - читать интересную книгу автора (Cliff Notes)

Frederick, who set out into the forest with the intention of killing
Duke Senior, has met an old religious man along the way and been
converted. Duke Senior's lands and position are therefore restored
to him. After music and dancing, Rosalind asks the lovers in the
audience to bid her farewell with their applause.



AS YOU LIKE IT: ROSALIND

Rosalind's function in the plot of As You Like It is vital. Once
circumstances have driven all the major characters to the Forest of
Arden, Rosalind either causes or contributes to all the major
conflicts. It is she who resolves them all in the end.

She's a complex and deeply human character. In Act I, you are first
struck by her wit as she and Celia joke about such subjects as love
and luck. At the same time, Shakespeare reminds you that Rosalind is
an outsider, even in the court where she has grown up. Her father,
the rightful duke, has been exiled. Although Rosalind misses him
terribly, she will laugh and joke for her friend Celia's sake.

Rosalind has the ability to rise above her own deeply felt emotions.
Her love for Orlando makes her feel as giddy as any lovesick
adolescent. (Look at her excitement when she learns that Orlando is
in the forest.) She could easily surrender to the temptation to run
around reciting poetry and swearing to die for love. Instead, she
administers a love cure to Orlando that makes both of them stand
back and take a good look at how ridiculous many conventional
attitudes toward love really are. Thus, she avoids confusing the
"idea of love" with love itself.

She is also remarkably clever. She makes up the love cure on the
spot and quickly invents an uncle and a magician to justify the
stories she tells. And she's practical enough to be sure that she
and Celia acquire a place to live as soon as they reach Arden.

Rosalind is a good judge of character. She appreciates the skill of
Touchstone, the court fool, and immediately sees through the
pretensions of Jaques, Duke Senior's melancholy attendant. She has
only to observe Silvius and Phebe for a few moments in order to size
up their situation accurately.

Finally, you should take note of her courage. She boldly tells the
usurping duke that her father was no traitor. It also takes spunk to
go on a dangerous journey disguised as a man because highwaymen
would probably attack the man first.


AS YOU LIKE IT: ORLANDO