AS YOU LIKE IT

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AS YOU LIKE IT Act 1 Scene 3
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Characters onstage

• Rosalind - The heroine of the play. Rosalind is
  the daughter of the exiled Duke Senior.
• Celia - The daughter of Duke Frederick and
  Rosalinds dearest friend and cousin.
• Duke Frederick- The brother of Duke Senior and
  usurper of his throne. Duke Fredericks cruel
  nature and volatile temper are displayed within
  this scene.

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Plot Synopsis
Rosalind is speechless after having met Orlando,
and Celia marvels that her cousin has fallen in
love so quickly. Duke Frederick arrives and
angrily orders Rosalind to pack her things and
leave. He tells her that if she is caught within
twenty miles of the court then he will kill her.
She protests that she has never done anything to
him, but he still accuses her of being a traitor.
Celia protests on Rosalind's behalf but Frederick
remains unmoved and banishes Rosalind. Celia
tells Rosalind that she will leave with her.
Rosalind cleverly decides that they should dress
as men and thus go to her father in the woods in
disguise. She chooses the name Ganymede and Celia
chooses to be called Aliena, meaning the
"estranged one". They then agree to also get
Touchstone (Duke Fredericks court fool) to
travel with them in order to provide some
entertainment during their travel.
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Quotations in relation to belonging

• Duke Frederick to Rosalind
• Thou art thy father's daughter. There's enough!
  
• Society is determined and maintained by the
  notion of inheritance, there are many
  constrictions and restrictions within belonging.
  Rosalind is forcefully banished by Duke Frederick
  because she remind the citizens of her exiled
  father. Inheritance can therefore create pathways
  to belonging or not belonging.
• Rosalind to Celia
• Let me love him for that, and do you love him 
  because I do.
• A sense of belonging can be fostered through
  relationships , this may be strengthened or
  broken down. Conversation between Rosalind and
  Celia are witty and help us to understand their
  friendship as close- as they banter between each
  other- we see values and ideas to the society
  they belong to.

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• Duke Frederick (to Celia) she robs thee of thy
  name
• - Illustrates the lack of Celias identity due
  to her dependent relationship with Rosalind.
• Use of Aliena (meaning estranged one)
• - Characterises Celia as dependent and lost
  without Rosalind- defines her belonging as a
  necessity.
• - The Duke justifies Rosalinds expulsion from
  the court by claiming Celia would be better off
  without Rosalind.

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• Relationships with others Central to concept of
  belonging -gt relationship with others affects
  their sense of belonging. Celia and Rosalind
  Celia cannot belong in palace without Rosalind
  relationships enable characters to belong to
  society and together. I was too young that time
  to value her, but now I know her if she be a
  traitor why so am i.
• Setting Outside-gt symbolising a sense of not
  belonging in social norms when Rosalind is
  banished out of the palace.

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Language techniques

• Classical allusion like Juno swans- meaning
  Rosalind and Celia were constantly together like
  the swans and they are happy with each other.
• Accumulation we still have slept together, Rose
  at an instant, learn'd, play'd, eat together
  building up of words that are associated with
  belonging also explore relationships in the play.

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THANKYOU MY FELLOW COMPANIONS By Melissa, Nicole
and Raissa