What are the two conflicts introduced in the beginning of the play? | Oliver vs. Orlando Duke Frederick banishing Duke Senior |
What are the two types of love in the play? | Family love (Celia and Rosalind) and Romantic love (Rosalind and Orlando) |
What happens when Oliver goes to find Orlando in the forest? | A snake and a lioness attack him but Orlando is there to fight off the animals. When Rosalind hears about this she faints. |
Who gives the 7 ages of man speech? | Jacques the Melancholy |
Duke Frederick | Duke Senior’s younger brother and his usurper, also Celia’s father. Banishes Duke Senior and Rosalind to the Forest of Arden. |
Rosalind | Duke Seniors daughter. Hero of the Play. Dresses as a man and is called Ganymede. Best friends with her cousin Celia. Marries Orlando. Brings up gender identity. |
Celia | Duke Frederick’s daughter and Rosalind’s cousin. Known as Aliena in the forest. Marries Oliver. Best friends with her cousin Rosalind. |
Touchstone | A court fool. Marries Audrey. Jacques and Corin are fascinated with him. |
Who calls Touchstone “Master Touchstone”? | Corin |
Le Beau | A courtier. Tells Rosalind and Celia about the wrestling match between Charles and Orlando. Tells Oliver about Charles and Orlando fighting. |
Charles | A wrestler. Undefeated until Orlando beats him. |
Duke Senior | Duke Frederick’s older brother and Rosalind’s father. Banished but doesn’t mind at all. Welcomed Orlando and Adam to eat with them in the forest. |
Jacques | A discontented, melancholy lord. Rude. Joins the monastery with Duke at the end. |
Amiens | An attending lord and musician. Sings to Jacques. |
Phoebe | A shepherdess. Silvius loves her. Falls in love with Ganymede. |
Silvius | A shepherd. Loves Phoebe. Does whatever Phoebe says. |
Audrey | A country girl. Marries Touchstone. |
Corin | An elderly shepherd. First person that Rosalind, Celia, and Touchstone meet in the forest. |
William | A country man |
Sir Oliver Martext | A curate. Supposed to marry Touchstone and Audrey. |
Oliver de Bois | The eldest son and heir. Attacked by Lioness and Snake. Marries Celia. |
Jacques de Bois | Comes in in the last scene |
Orlando de Bois | Youngest son. Marries Rosalind. Writes the poems in the trees. Seeks food from Duke Senior in the forest for him and Adam. |
Adam | A faithful old servant who follows Orlando into the forest. |
Dennis | Oliver’s servant |
What do Adam and Orlando portray? | The 7 ages of men speech |
Why did Shakespeare write the play? | As a crowd pleaser |
What 2 things does the epilogue say? | It asks the audience for approval and brings up gender identity. |
Fair vs. Foul Theme Example | Orlando vs. OliverRosalind vs. Duke Frederick |
Natural vs. Artificial Theme Example | Phoebe vs. Ganymede/Rosalind |
Organization vs. Chaos | Duke Frederick vs. Duke Senior |
Traditional Rules vs. Modern Changes | Rosalind pursuing OrlandoAudrey and Touchstones Wedding vs. Jacques views of a proper wedding |
Written in the year… | 1600 |
First performed in… | 1603 |
First theater Shakespeare’s plays were performed in…. | The Globe Theater |
Written in… | Iambic Pentameter |
Universal | Withstands time and location |
Main motif in the story | Gender reversals |
Shakespeare’s As You Like It Test (03/23)
July 28, 2019