Rosalind (As You Like It)

Rosalind (As You Like It)

Rosalind is a fictional character and the romantic female lead in the comedy, "As You Like It" (1600?) by William Shakespeare. She is the daughter of the exiled Duke Senior and niece to his usurping brother Duke Frederick. After angering her uncle, she leaves his court for exile in the Forest of Arden. There, she lives disguised as a shepherd with her devoted cousin, Celia and her uncle's fool Touchstone. Eventually, Rosalind is reunited with her father and is married to her faithful lover, Orlando. The character is distinguished for her quick wit and skilled repartee. Rosalind has been played by various notable actresses including Elizabeth Bergner in a 1936 film with Laurence Oliver as Orlando, [ [http://www.filmreference.com/Actors-and-Actresses-Ba-Bo/Bergner-Elisabeth.html Elizabeth Bergner] ] and Helen Mirren in the 1978 BBC version of the play directed by Basil Coleman. ["As You Like It" (1978) at the Internet Movie Database, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077180/]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Orlando (As You Like It) — The Mock Marriage of Orlando and Rosalind by Walter Howell Deverell Orlando is a fictional character and the romantic male lead in the comedy As You Like It (1600?) by William Shakespeare. Orlando is the youngest son of the deceased Sir Rowland… …   Wikipedia

  • As You Like It — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For other uses, see As You Like It (disambiguation). Facsimile of the first page of As You Like It from the First Folio, published in 1623. As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare… …   Wikipedia

  • As You Like It (1936 film) — As You Like It Directed by Paul Czinner Produced by Paul Czinner …   Wikipedia

  • As You Like It (2006 film) — As You Like It Film poster Directed by Kenneth Branagh Produced by Kenneth Branagh Judy Hofflund Simon Moseley …   Wikipedia

  • As You Like It — Wie es euch gefällt (engl. As You Like It) ist ein Theaterstück von William Shakespeare, Das Stück wurde am 4. August 1600 zum Druck eingereicht, doch wurde seine Drucklegung zu dieser Zeit offenbar verhindert. Eine Notiz neben dem Eintrag lautet …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • As you like it — Wie es euch gefällt (engl. As You Like It) ist ein Theaterstück von William Shakespeare, Das Stück wurde am 4. August 1600 zum Druck eingereicht, doch wurde seine Drucklegung zu dieser Zeit offenbar verhindert. Eine Notiz neben dem Eintrag lautet …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Characters in As You Like It — The following is a list of characters in William Shakespeare s As You Like It. Contents 1 The Court of Duke Frederick 1.1 Duke Frederick 1.2 Rosalind 1.3 Celia …   Wikipedia

  • As You Like It (film, 2006) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir As You Like It. As You Like It Données clés Réalisation Kenneth Branagh Scénario Kenneth Branagh D après la pièce de William Shakespeare …   Wikipédia en Français

  • As You Like It — a comedy (1599?) by Shakespeare. * * * As You Like It [As You Like It] a comedy play (1599) by Shakespeare about the family and friends of a ↑duke who are forced to live in the Forest of Arden when the duke’s brother, Frederick, takes his land.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • As You Like It — a humorous play by William Shakespeare, set in the Forest of ↑Arden, about the adventures and marriages of two couples, Rosalind and Orlando, and Celia and Oliver …   Dictionary of contemporary English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”