As You Like It, (Paperback)

<p>As You Like It</p><p>by William Shakespeare</p><p>In a French duchy, the old <strong>Duke</strong> has been usurped by his younger brother, <strong>Frederick</strong>. A young man named <strong>Orlando</strong> is mistreated by his elder brother, against their dead father<strong>'</strong>s wishes. Rosalind, the old <strong>Duke</strong>'s daughter, has been allowed to remain in court only because she is the closest friend of <strong>Celia</strong>, <strong>Duke Frederick</strong>'s daughter. <strong>When Rosalind</strong> is banished from court, she flees to the Forest of Arden with <strong>Celia</strong> and Touchstone, the court fool; meanwhile, <strong>Orlando</strong> also escapes to the forest, fleeing his brother. In the Forest of Arden, the old <strong>Duke</strong> holds court with exiled supporters, including the melancholy Jaques. There, Rosalind disguises herself as Ganymede and offers advice to a group of would-be lovers: <strong>Orlando</strong>, who has taken to posting love poems dedicated to Rosalind on trees, and Silvius and Phebe, two young shepherds.<strong>Shakespeare</strong> is thought to have written <strong>As You Like It</strong> around <strong>1599</strong>; while stylistic analysis has not conclusively established its place in the canon, it was certainly completed by August <strong>1600</strong> and was published in the <strong>First Folio</strong> in <strong>1623</strong>. There are no certain dates of performance until the 17th century, but it may have been performed in <strong>1599</strong> or <strong>1603</strong>. The play includes a number of <strong>Shakespeare</strong>'s most famous speeches, including Jaques' monologue, "All the world<strong>'</strong>s a stage."<strong>This Standard Ebooks</strong> edition is based on <strong>William George Clark</strong> and <strong>William Aldis</strong> Wright<strong>'</strong>s <strong>1887</strong> Victoria edition, which is taken from the Globe edition.</p>

• As You Like It, (Paperback)
• Author: William Shakespeare
• ISBN: 9791043133718
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-03-01
• Page Count: 120