Product Description

The collection aims to make the best of Shakespearean theatre accessible to a younger audience whilst providing great stories to read. There's trouble afoot in the court of Duke Frederick. Feuding brother Orlando falls in love with the Duke's niece Rosalind, but she must leave the court with her cousin Celia to escape her tyrannical uncle. Orlando also flees from the Duke into the forest of Arden, but just to confuse things, Rosalind is disguised as the boy Gannymede and cannot claim his love. Will the magical forest put things right?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2949315 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-14
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

About the Author
Jan Dean is a widely published author of children's stories and poetry.

Customer Reviews

The Many Appealing Facets of Shakespeare's Talent!
As You Like It has many qualities to attract readers and audiences. Rosalind is one of the great heroines of all romantic literature. The play has more outstanding speeches than almost any other that has ever been written. Astonishing plot complications are quickly resolved in the simplest possible way, reflecting a playwright's tour de force. The Forest of Arden appears as a character in creating a magical atmosphere whereby all perceptions change, and all are healed. Right wins out, especially in drawing on good character . . . even from formerly badly behaving people. And for those who love marriages, this book has one of the most impressive ceremonies of all time in literature. Humans have never looked nobler in the end than in this play. Yet the play also abounds with some of the greatest lines of Shakespeare's fools that cause all of us to see that humility is more called for than pride or ambition. Certainly, As You Like It will make you feel the presence of an unmatched genius, that should inspire even the most arrogant to feel humbled in the Bard's presence.

My recommendation is that you first see a performance (whether in person, or on a recording). If that's not possible, try for an audio. Many outstanding actors have been taped. After you have the sights and sounds of the play firmly in mind, then read the play. You'll find that your earlier experiences will unlock more of the play's depths, imagery and pleasures for you.

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