Reviews
Loved reading this for my 8th grade English Lit class. It's one of my favourite plays by Shakespeare, second to probably 'Macbeth'.
i love you as you like it i love you rosalind i love you orlando you silly little fruity guy i love you forest of arden
A little underwhelming for me in terms of Shakespeare. It had all the set ups for conflict between its characters— a Duke looking for the protagonists, multiple love triangles— but it remains somewhat plotless. That said, the dialogue is all very contemplative, most of it being a reflection on the roles we play in society because of our outward status. I suppose that is what Shakespeare was going for, using the protagonists disguises less as a plot vehicle and more as a gateway for these conversations to take place. However, I have seen Shakespeare deliver both riveting plot and reflective dialogue at the same time so I stand my case.
no it'll be as YOU like it.
i have a really hard time reading and focusing on shakespeare ok, but here it is: i don't care much for his comedies.
I wasn’t as fascinated with it as I have been with other books in the past, but I did enjoy it as a Shakespearean play.
*3.5*
Had to read it for my English class. I didn't really enjoy it. Shakespeare is the God of instalove, and with this play he has actually shown us how big his power is.
♥️ favourite quotes "O, thou didst then never love so heartily: If thou remember'st not the slightest folly That ever love did make thee run into, Thou hast not lov'd" "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts" 💛 Funny quotes "-Rosalind is your love's name? -Yes, just. - I do not like her name. - There was no thought of pleasing you when she was christened." "-By my troth, I was seeking for a fool when I found you. -He is drowned in the brook; look but in, and you shall see him." "...and not being well married, it will be a good excuse for me hereafter to leave my wife." "Truly, thou art damned, like an ill-roasted egg, all on one side." "But, mistress, know yourself; down on your knees, And thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love: For I must tell you friendly in your ear,— Sell when you can; you are not for all markets" "O, that woman that cannot make her fault her husband's occasion, let her never nurse her child herself, for she will breed it like a fool." "Is not this a rare fellow, my lord? he's as good at anything, and yet a fool."
If you don't know this yet then I'm going to tell you: I AM A SHAKESPEAREAN GEEK!! And I'm totally proud of it!
