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Providing a detailed history of the play in production, both on stage and on screen, this volume's introduction demonstrates how changing conceptions of gender roles have affected the portrayal of Rosalind. The striking differences between the British tradition and the freer treatment the play has received abroad are discussed, as well as the politics of "court" versus "country." Printed alongside the New Cambridge edition of the text, the commentary draws on primary sources to illuminate how costuming, stage business, design, and directorial choices have affected the play's performance.

As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published in the First Folio, 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has been suggested as a possibility. As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. Historically, critical response has varied, with some critics finding the work of lesser quality than other Shakespearean works and some finding the play a work of great merit. The play features one of Shakespeare's most famous and oft-quoted speeches, "All the world's a stage", and is the origin of the phrase "too much of a good thing". The play remains a favourite among audiences and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theatre.

One of Shakespeare's early plays, As You Like It is a romantic comedy about the restoration and regeneration of society through the affirmation of certain positive human values such as brotherly love, tolerance for different viewpoints, and optimism about life at large. The plot centres on the resolution of the warped attitudes of two evil brothers toward good brothers, and related obstacles to marriage for several couples in the play. On one level the play is simple, diverting amusement. But on a somewhat deeper level, it provides opportunities for its main characters to discuss a host of subjects (love, ageing, the natural world, and death) from their particular points of view.

"As You Like It", is one of William Shakespeare's most loved and often performed romantic comedies. "As You Like It" is the story of a Duke, who when unjustly deposed by his younger brother, Frederick, flees to the forest of Arden. The Duke's daughter, Rosalind, remains at the court until it is discovered that she has fallen in love with Orlando, the son of the Duke's friend. Rosalind flees with her cousin Celia in the guise of two young men to the forest of Arden so that she may pursue Orlando. There she meets a host of interesting characters and when her true identity is revealed love and happiness is finally achieved.

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