As You Like It: Key Quotes

Plot: “As You Like It” is a romantic comedy that unfolds as a group of characters, fleeing from their courtly lives, find love and self-discovery in the Forest of Arden.
Characters: The characters range from the banished Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind who is in love with Orlando, the fool Touchstone, and the shepherdess Phebe who falls for Rosalind disguised as a man.
Themes: The play studies themes such as the contrast between courtly life and country life, the nature of true love, the role of disguise and gender, and the power of forgiveness and redemption.