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A pastoral comedy following its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and eventually love in the Forest of Arden.

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  • “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
    Touchstone

First Sentence edit see section history

Orlando: As I remember, Adam, it was upon this fashion bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou say'st, charged my brother on his blessing to breed me well; and there begins my sadness.

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Act I
Scenes I-III

Act II
Scenes I-VII

Act III
Scenes I-V

Act IV
Scenes I-III

Act V
Scenes I-IV

Epilogue

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This book is in Shakespeare's Comedies. (community list)
This book is in LMU Anglistik Syllabus. (authoritative list)
This book is in Folger Shakespeare Library. (publisher edition list)
This book is in Arden Shakespeare. (publisher edition list)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Isaac Jaggard and Edmund Blount
Country: England
Publication Date: 1623
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 320

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Need to be able to understand and relate to Shakespeare literature, also grasp concepts of multiple plots.

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