Who is Rosalind? Ans: In “As You Like It,” Rosalind is a main character and the daughter of Duke Senior who disguises herself as a man named “Ganymede” in order to escape persecution and find her love, Orlando.
Who is Amiens? Ans: Amiens is a member of Duke Senior’s court who is loyal to the Duke and joins him in exile in the Forest of Arden. He is also a musician and is known for his beautiful singing voice.
Who is Duke Frederick? Ans: Duke Frederick is the younger brother of Duke Senior, He usurped the position of his elder brother and banished him. At the end of the play, he is converted by a religious hermit, and, then, he chooses to lead a monastic life in the Forest of Arden.
Who is Celia? Ans: Celia is the daughter of Duke Frederick and a cousin of Rosalind. She leaves her home to join Rosalind in the forest of Arden and later falls in love with Orlando’s brother Oliver, whom she marries in the end.
Who is Le Beau? Ans: Le Beau is a courtier attending Duke Frederick. He represents the man about town. He speaks well but knows little. His speech, his dress, and his mannerisms are satirized in As You Like It.
Who is Touchstone? Ans: Touchstone is a court fool and a clown. He often speaks the truth in the play. He leaves the court along with Rosalind and Celia. He falls in love with Audrey and marries her.
Who is Jaques de Boys? Ans: Jaques de Boys is a younger brother of Oliver. Oliver favors him more than Orlando. He is sent to school to learn how to be a proper gentleman. At the end of the play, he appears onstage and reports that Duke Frederick has converted to religious life.
Who is Orlando? Ans: Orlando is a younger brother of Oliver and the hero of the play As You Like It. He falls in love with Rosalind but is forced by Oliver to flee to the Forest of Arden where he meets her disguised as Ganymede. She reveals herself to him at the end and they are happily united.
Who is Sir Oliver Martext? Ans: Sir Oliver Martext is a country clergyman. He almost joins Touchstone and Audrey in wedlock, but Touchstone is dissuaded at the last moment by Jaques.
Who is Corin? Ans: Corin is an old shepherd. He is put in charge of the sheep after Celia and Rosalind purchase the farm from his former master. He serves as a contrast to the pastoral lovers, Silvius and Phebe.
Who is Silvius? Ans: Silvius is a young shepherd. He is in love with Phebe but she does not respond to his love for her. At the end of the play, he becomes able to marry her.
Who is Phebe? Ans: Phebe is a shepherdess with whom Silvius is in love. She scorns Silvius and falls in love with Ganymede who is actually Rosalind. Rosalind tricks her into marrying Silvius in the end.
Who is Audrey? Ans: Audrey is the simple countrywoman, who was in love With William, but later on shifted her affection from William to Touchstone.
Who is Adam? Ans: Adam is a former servant of Sir Rowland. He is dismissed by the nasty Oliver, but Orlando takes him along into the Forest of Arden when he flees.
Who is Oliver? Ans: Oliver is the eldest son of Sir Rowland de Boys. He plots to kill Orlando in the beginning and essentially forces him to run away to the Forest of Arden. Being forced by Duke Frederick he goes into the forest to look for his brother. In the forest, he is saved from a snake and a lioness by Orlando and becomes friendly with his brother again. He falls in love with Celia and marries her in the end.
Why does Oliver strike Orlando? Ans: When Oliver rebuked Orlando for not being worthy of any work, Orlando accused Oliver of the unfair treatment meted out to him. At that time Oliver stroke Orlando.
Why did Oliver hate Orlando? Ans: Oliver had no brotherly love for Orlando. He hated Orlando because of his virtues and goodness which made him popular and loved by all. His good qualities were a threat to Oliver who was greedy and selfish.
Who is Charles? Ans: Charles is a professional wrestler whom Oliver tells to kill — or at least, maim — his brother Orlando. But, Orlando wins the match.
Where is the daughter of the Duke Senior after his banishment? Ans: After his banishment, his daughter, Rosalind, remains at the court.
How does Frederick become the Duke? Ans: Frederick becomes the Duke by banishing his elder brother, the old Duke.
Who was the champion court wrestler? Ans: Charles was the Champion court wrestler
What does Oliver warn Charles against Orlando? Ans: Oliver warned Charles that if he underestimated Orlando in the wrestling match, it would prove murderous for him.
Why does Oliver wish to see an end to Orlando? Ans: Oliver is jealous of Orlando’s nobility and generosity for which he is more popular and is loved by the people. His good qualities are a threat to Oliver. So, he wishes to see the end of Orlando’s life.
What sports does Rosalind plan to be merry in? Ans: Rosalind plans to play the game of falling in love as a pastime to be merry.
What does Rosalind Say about the Goddesses of Nature and Fortune? Ans: Rosalind said that Fortune played her part in the distribution of bounties like wealth and fame whereas Nature awarded natural qualities like beauty and virtue.
Why did Orlando accept the challenge of Charles? Ans: Orlando accepts the challenge of Charles to test his youthful strength against him.
Why is Duke Frederick displeased when Orlando identifies himself? Ans: When Duke Frederick identifies Orlando as the son of Sir Rowland de Boys, he is displeased because he always considered him to be his enemy. The Duke tells him that Orlando’s victory would please him if he were the son of another man.
What does Rosalind give Orlando and why? Ans: Rosalind gives Orlando a chain from her neck as a gift for his victory against the professional wrestler Charles.
What does Frederick say when Rosalind wants to know the reason for her banishment? Ans: When Rosalind wants to know the reason for her banishment, Frederick says that he cannot trust her. He also calls her a traitor.
How does Celia compare herself to prove her closeness to Rosalind? Ans: To prove her closeness to Rosalind, Celia compares themselves to Juno’s swans which could not be separated.
How does Frederick justify that the banishment of Rosalind was in favor of Celia? Ans: Duke Fredrick tells Celia that Rosalind is crafty and cunning. She pretends to be innocent and steals all the popularity and admiration from Celia. If Rosalind leaves, Celia would be more appreciated.
What does the name ‘Aliena’ mean? Ans: The name ‘Aliena’ means stranger.
What does the name ‘Ganymede’ suggest? Ans: Ganymede was the mortal boy with whom love, the king of the classical gods fell in love and carried him to Mount Olympus to serve as his own page or cup-bearer.
Why does Rosalind disguise as a man and Celia as a girl? Ans: As Rosalind is taller than Celia, she disguises as a man and Celia as a girl.
Why is Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden? Ans: Duke Senior is in the Forest of Arden because he was banished by his younger brother, Duke Frederick.
“Sweet are the uses of adversity” — Explain the line. Ans: This line means that misfortune and suffering bring their own compensations and teach us valuable lessons in life. The adversities or difficulties have their own advantages and value in them.
What does Adam warn Orlando about? Ans: Adam warns Orlando to escape from his house because his wicked brother Oliver had planned to get him killed.
What are the good qualities of Adam? Ans: He was loyal, sincere, and hard-working. He rendered his services without the expectation of any reward.
Who was Jane Smile? Ans: Jane Smile was the girl with whom Touchstone was in love.
Which two things does Rosalind ask from Corin? Ans: The two things Rosalind asked from Corin are food and shelter.
What is the meaning of Jaques’ “ducdame” song? Ans: In his “ducdame” song, Jacques points out that the people who give up their luxurious life to satisfy the whims of a man are as foolish as an ass and face the difficulties of forest life. They shall come to Jaques.
Why is Orlando carrying old Adam on his back? Ans: When he arrived in the Forest of Arden, Adam is completely tired and dying of hunger. So, Orlando is carrying old Adam on his back.
What does a motley fool mean? Ans: A motley fool refers to a fool who wears multi-colored clothes.
Who is the professional fool? Ans: Touchstone, the professional jester of Duke Frederick’s court is the professional fool.
What is Jaques’s opinion about pride? Ans: According to Jaques, pride is like a huge sea that rises like the tide and carries away all the belongings of the proud person, and then he is turned into a beggar. Hence, pride results in poverty.
What are the seven stages in a man’s life? Ans: Jaques says that there are seven Stages in a man’s life. They are – (1) infancy, (2) childhood, (3) the lover, (4) the soldier, (5) the justice, (6) old age, and (7) mental dementia and death.
Why is Duke Frederick furious with Oliver? Ans: Duke Frederick had summoned Oliver to know the whereabouts of Orlando. Oliver told him that he did not love his brother so he had no information about his whereabouts. The Duke thought that Oliver was lying to him and became furious With him.
What is a natural philosopher? Ans: A philosopher who argues on the basis of his observation of nature is called a natural philosopher.
How, according to Rosalind, could a true lover tell the time? Ans: According to Rosalind, the true lover would sigh every minute and groan every hour and this would tell him the slow passing of the time as correctly as a clock.
How did Rosalind cure a lover? Ans: Rosalind told Orlando that she had cured a lover by pretending to be his lady-love. Sometimes-she hated him, sometimes accepted him, and at other times rejected him. The youth was tired of all this and his passionate love changed to real madness. This is how Rosalind claimed that she cured the lover.
Why does Oliver Martext refuse to marry Touchstone and Audrey? Ans: As there is no giver of the bride, Oliver Martext refuses to marry Touchstone and Audrey.
Why is Silvius heartbroken? Or, Why is Silvius sad? Ans: Silvius is heartbroken because though he is in love with Phebe, she does not respond to his love. She scorns him.
What advice does Rosalind give to Phebe? Ans: Rosalind advises Phebe that she should apologize to Silvius for her cruelty, show him some kindness, and listen to his proposals.
How does Rosalind chide Silvius? Ans: Rosalind chides Silvius calling him a silly fellow for following Phebe like a misty south wind, drenched with tears and noisy with sighs.
How does Jaques describe his melancholy? Ans: Jaques’ melancholy is composed of many different ingredients mingled together and extracted from the many observations which are made during his travels.
Who was Troilus? Ans: Troilus was a Trojan prince who fell in love with Cressida who proved unfaithful to him. He was killed in the battle by Achilles.
Who was Leander? Ans: Leander was a Greek hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet his beloved Hero. One night, while swimming across the water to visit his beloved he was drowned because of the storm.
How did Orlando save their life of Oliver from a lioness? Ans: When Oliver was lying asleep under an old oak tree in the Forest of Arden, a lioness was waiting behind the bush with an intention to kill him when he awake. Orlando fought with the lioness and succeeded in killing her. Thus, he saved Oliver.
How does Ganymede want to present the real Rosalind to get married to Orlando? Ans: Ganymede wants to present the real Rosalind to get married to Orlando with the help of the magical powers she possessed.
What promise does Rosalind get from Phebe? Ans: Rosalind gets a promise from Phebe that if Phebe refuses to marry Ganymede, she would agree to get married to Silvius.
Why doesn’t Rosalind reveal her identity to her father sooner? Ans: Rosalind does not reveal her identity to her father sooner because she has been too much interested in her own affairs.
What is an epilogue? Ans: An epilogue is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the work. It is presented from the perspective of the story.
Who is ‘you’ in the title As You Like It? Ans: Those who want to fall in love.
What is Celia’s name in disguise? Ans: “Aliena”.
Who was regarded as Touchstone’s rival in love? Ans: Touchstone regarded his own sword as his rival in love.
What is the theme of Amiens’ song “Blow, blow thou winter wind”? Ans: The theme of the poem is the hypocrisy and ingratitude of man.
Who is Duke Senior? Ans: Duke Senior is the elder brother of Duke Frederick and the father of Rosalind.
Why did Orlando suffer at the hands of Oliver? Ans: Oliver was jealous and wicked and so Orlando suffered at the hands of Oliver.
What does the Forest of Arden signify? Ans: The Forest of Arden invokes the image of Arcadia or paradise. It also bears a resemblance to Eden, the Biblical paradise where Adam and Eve first got together.
Whose daughter is Celia? Ans: Celia is the daughter of Duke Frederick and cousin of Rosalind. She leaves her home to join Rosalind in the Forest of Arden and later falls in love with Orlando’s brother Oliver, whom she marries in the end.
Why does Duke Frederick banish Rosalind? Ans: The Duke is jealous of Rosalind because she was more popular than his daughter. He feels that Rosalind’s goodness and popularity would affect Celia. So, he banishes Rosalind.
What is Sphinx? Ans: Sphinx was the mythical monster whose head and breast were like a woman but the body was of a winged lion.
Who was Jaques? Ans: Jaques is a lord attending Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden. He is a melancholy person who sits in the Forest of Arden brooding over life. When he meets Touchstone the fool he wishes that he could also be a fool and say witty things.
Why did Rosalind and Celia try to dissuade Orlando from wrestling? Ans: On being asked by Duke Frederick, Rosalind and Celia try to dissuade Orlando from wrestling.
What had Touchstone done in a fit of lovesickness? Ans: In a fit of lovesickness, Touchstone had broken his sword on a stone thinking it to be his rival in love; he had kissed a Wooden stick and cow’s udder because his beloved had touched them with her hands, and he had made love to a plant imagining that it represented his beloved.
Who is Sir ‘Rowland de Boys’? Ans: Sir Rowland de Boys is the father of Oliver and Orlando.
What is Rosalind’s name in disguise? Ans: Ganymede
Who says—Sweet are the uses of adversity? Ans: Duke Senior says, “Sweet are the uses of adversity”.