As You Like It as a Pastoral play
As You like it as a Pastoral Play As you Like It is a pastoral play written by William Shakespeare. It was written in the year 1599. This play is based on a work entitled Rosalinde written by Thomas Lodge. The play is a pastoral comedy. Pastoral refers to the life of the shepherds and shepherdess. The play begins in France and later shifts to the Forest of Arden. The setting of the Forest of Arden is entirely pastoral, a space populated by shepherds. The Forest of Arden represents the country life and an escape from corruption while the Duke's court represents corrupted city life. Rosalind's father, Duke Senior, has been banished by his own brother, Duke Frederick. Frederick is the villain in this play. Although he banishes Rosalind's father, he allows her to stay because she is so close to Celia. However, his patience runs out, and he decides to banish Rosalind as well. Rosalind and her cousin Celia, daughter of Duke Frederick escape into the forest and fin...