1. As you like it
The last half of the sixteenth century had been, as they say, pretty busy. ... He compares the whole world to a theater, and all the men and women as players on the stage of life. ... Duke Senior rightly remarks that he "uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit." ... At the end of the play, she orchestrates all of the marriages, including her own to Orlando. ... A melancholy cynic, he is a critic of the society in the forest and all of life. ...
- Word Count: 1477
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School