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As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 (the house having been a focus for literary activity under Mary Sidney for much of the later 16th century) has been suggested as a possibility.
Duke Senior is the elder brother of Duke Frederick. He has been banished by his younger brother. He, along with his faithful follower, lives in the Forest of Arden and fleets his time careless as they did in the Golden World. His daughter Rosalind is kept at the court by Duke Frederick to company Celia. Duke Senior appears as a contented man ...
As You Like It is a 2006 romance film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, and based on William Shakespeare 's play of the same name. The film stars Romola Garai, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kevin Kline, Adrian Lester, Janet McTeer, Alfred Molina, David Oyelowo and Brian Blessed in a dual role. The film transferred the play's setting to a late ...
Rosalind is the heroine and protagonist of the play As You Like It (1600) by William Shakespeare.In the play, she disguises herself as a male shepherd named Ganymede. Many actors have portrayed Rosalind, including Sarah Wayne Callies, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth Bergner, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Helen Mirren, Patti LuPone, Helen McCrory, Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrian Lester and ...
Created by. William Shakespeare. In-universe information. Family. Duke Frederick (father) Rosalind (cousin) Celia is one of the important characters of Shakespeare 's As You Like It. Celia is the daughter of Duke Frederick and niece of the banished Duke Senior. Celia and Rosalind are cousins but they have sisterly affection.
Jaques (variously / ˈdʒeɪkwiːz / and / ˈdʒeɪkz /) is one of the main characters in Shakespeare 's As You Like It. "The melancholy Jaques", as he is known, is one of the exiled Duke Senior's noblemen who live with him in the Forest of Arden. Jaques takes no part in the unfolding of the plot, and confines himself to wry comment on the ...
Touchstone is a fictional character in Shakespeare 's play As You Like It. He is a court Jester, he was used throughout the play to both provide comic relief through sometimes vulgar humor and contrarily share wisdom, [1] fitting the archetype of the Shakespearean fool. Oftentimes, he acts as a character who foils his surroundings, observing ...
Music video. "My Own Worst Enemy" on YouTube. " My Own Worst Enemy " is a song by the American rock band Lit. It was commercially released in 1999 as the lead single from Lit's second album, A Place in the Sun (1999). It is the band's signature and most popular song, making them one hit wonders. Lit had first formed over a decade earlier in ...