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As You Like It
by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)

Type of Work:

Romantic comedy

Setting

France; Duke Frederick's court and Forest of Arden; 1500s

Principal Characters

Duke Senior, exiled rightful ruler
Duke Frederick, usurper of his brother's dukedom
Oliver and Orlando, sons of Sir Rowland de Boys
Adam, long-time servant to Sir Rowland
Rosalind, Duke Senior's daughter
Celia, Duke Frederick's daughter
Phebe, a shepherdess
Silvius, a shepherd with unrequited love for Phebe
Touchstone, a "motley fool" jester who provides good-humor throughout the play

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