I'm enjoying it more than expected! And thinking of Virginia Woolf who adored Shakespeare's works...especially a play with a character named Orlando.
But does not the poet in us find expression in our affections?
Tr. Ellen Marriage
Influenced by Robert Earl of Huntingdon's play from year before, Shakespeare sees Arden as Sherwood Forest.
“...contrasting the natural order of the forest to the flatter and envy of the court. As in the Robin Hood story, the wished-for conclusion is the restoration of the right ruler.” #AsYou2026
Influenced by Robert Earl of Huntingdon's play from year before, Shakespeare sees Arden as Sherwood Forest.
“...contrasting the natural order of the forest to the flatter and envy of the court. As in the Robin Hood story, the wished-for conclusion is the restoration of the right ruler.” #AsYou2026
#AsYou2026 Day 8, 6/17- Act II s4
Loc. The forest.
ROSALIND.
O Jupiter, how merry are my spirits!"