博客來’All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women
merely players-...’
Rosalind, banished by her cruel uncle, travels secretly to the Forest of Arden, where her exiled father holds court. There, dressed as a boy to avoid discovery, she encounters the man she loves - now a fellow exile - and resolves to remain in disguise to test his feelings for her.
A remarkable pastoral comedy, William Shakespeare’s As You Like It presents the various types of love in all its splendor.
Full of enchantment, vitality, peace, joy and merriment, this drama of artifice, gender reversals, exile and homoeroticism is a complete delight. It continues to remain a favorite.
