When Rosalind decides to cross dress as the shepherd Ganymede in Act I, scene 3 of As You Like It, she highlights the conceptions of gender as a central theme of the play. ... This can be seen in As You Like It act II, scene 4, when Rosalind breaks down and cries [unlike a man]. ... Like many of Shakespeare's plays and poems, As You Like It explores a variety of different kinds of love between members of the same sex. ... Indeed, Celia's words in Act I, scenes 2 and 3 echo the protestations of lovers. ... In drawing on the motif of homoeroticism, As You Like It is influenced by th...

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