These are extremely brief snippets that open each chapter of Marchette Chute's book Stories from Shakespeare. Her book offers nice summaries of the plays that are brief enough to serve as an introduction while not replacing the actual play. Amazon's review of the book says, "Her retellings of all thirty-six First Folio plays are superbly lucid. It is not Ms. Chute's purpose to provide a substitute for these immortal comedies, tragedies, and histories; rather she seeks to provide the modern reader with essential insight into Shakespeare's narrative genius, clarifying the intricacies of plot and sharply delineating a host of characters, major and minor alike." ($)
there's a question i wanna ask about "as you like it":some critics view comedy as a language through which subversive and disturbing content can be articulated with safety. comedy, according to some perspectives, should be understood and read as a genreby which conventions are scrutinized and even, momentarily overthrownwhat feautures of As You Like It exemplifies either one of these opposing views on comedy!thankyou all :)
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Imagine what it was like to buy the First Folio or to leaf through it when it was brand new. You would have been one of the first people in the world to read some of Shakespeare's plays. Just like an early reader, explore some of the First Folio's pages, including a playful introduction by Heminge and Condell, famous lines from a few of Shakespeare's plays, and common phrases that we use today.
However, others like critic Harold Bloom have found Rosalind to be one of Shakespeare's great heroines. The complicated twists and turns in the plot, elaborate disguises and gender reversals, the importance of love and forgiveness, the contrast between court and forest and the antics of Touchstone, the Fool who accompanies Duke Senior to the forest all make this a delightful play to view and to read.
However, this gets more complicated. At the same time, Shakespeare seems to be making illusions to the idea that women represent both temptation and danger, especially with the use of the snake and lion that attack Oliver and Orlando. Both are referred to as a 'she-snake' and a 'she-lion.' Some interpretations suggest that Shakespeare was trying to warn readers and viewers of women with strong personalities, like Rosalind and Celia. So, while Shakespeare was indeed ahead of his time in writing interesting roles for women, many modern folks might take issue with his underlying suggestions.
Most likely you were subjected to reading Shakespeare as part of your high-school curriculum, and undoubtedly associate the great bard with more than a few good puns and phrases. But you may not be aware that Shakespeare is in fact responsible for some of our most used language.
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