Tuesday, October 27, 2015
As You Like It
When it comes to my paper topic As You Like It is one of the best examples of Shakespeare not supporting the idealistic love that everyone thinks he does. Many times during the play cliches like dying do to a broken heart are explicitly argued against. "and in all this time/ there was not any man died in his own person,/ videlicit, in a love-cause." Those who are in love are over the top when it comes to expressing their feelings and even do crazy things like giving or receiving lesson about love and how to woo someone. Everything pertaining to love is exaggerated in the most hilarious ways. There are other times where a kiss is compared to an orator spitting when he has nothing else to say. This play is a great play. It is a satire on the cliches of love and truly an entertaining play. I highly recommend giving this one a chance.
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I think this could end up as a very interesting paper that I, for one, would love you read :D
ReplyDeleteI love that film adaptation, and your paper topic! You might want to look at the last act of Henry V. In it Henry tries to woo Katherine. He declares pure love to her after just meeting her (he is marrying her for political reasons by the way), but his attempts to woo her seem to be failing. Its an interesting blend of high romance meets practicality that is worth a look.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I will definitely look into that!
DeleteYou may also want to look at Twelfth Night! Olivia swears off marrying anyone for a period of time after her brother's death, yet immediately falls in love with a woman in disguise-- there's definitely some irony going on there!
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