SHAKESPEARE ON DISK.

     AS YOU LIKE IT.

Copyright (c) Interconnection Publications Inc., 1989

     DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

ROSALIND.
          Daughter of Duke Senior.

CELIA. 
          Daughter of Duke Frederick.

ORLANDO.
          Son of Sir Rowland de Boys.

OLIVER.
          Son of Sir Rowland de Boys.

TOUCHSTONE.    
          A clown.

DUKE SENIOR.
          Living in banishment.

DUKE FREDERICK.
          Brother of Duke Senior and usurper of his 
          dominions.

AMIENS.
          Lord attending on Duke Senior.

JAQUES.
          Lord attending on Duke Senior.

CORIN.
          A shepherd.

SILVIUS.
          A shepherd.

PHEBE.
          A shepherdess.

LE BEAU.
          Courtier attending on Duke Frederick.

ADAM. 
          Servant of Oliver.

AUDREY.
          A country wench.

CHARLES.
          A wrestler serving Duke Frederick.

WILLIAM.
          A country fellow, in love with Audrey.

SIR OLIVER MARTEXT.
          A vicar.

JAQUES DE BOYS.
          Son of Sir Rowland de Boys.

DENIS.
          Servant of Oliver.

HYMEN.

LORDS, PAGES, ATTENDANTS, etc.




     SYNPOSIS.

1/1  Orchard of Oliver's house.
     ORLANDO complains to ADAM that he has been brought up 
as a peasant, not a gentleman.
     OLIVER enters; ORLANDO and OLIVER quarrel; ORLANDO and 
ADAM exit.
     DENIS enters, announces Charles, then exits; CHARLES 
enters; CHARLES says he wishes to warn Orlando against 
wrestling him, but OLIVER says that Orlando deserves to die; 
CHARLES exits.

1/2  Lawn before the Duke's palace.
     ROSALIND and CELIA enter and converse; TOUCHSTONE 
enters; they all speak. 
     LE BEAU enters; he tells them of the wrestling match; 
DUKE FREDERICK, LORDS, ORLANDO, CHARLES, and ATTENDANTS 
enter; ROSALIND and CELIA try to prevent ORLANDO from 
wrestling; ORLANDO and CHARLES wrestle; ORLANDO wins; 
CHARLES exits; DUKE FREDERICK, annoyed, exits with his TRAIN 
and LE BEAU.
     ROSALIND and CELIA speak to ORLANDO; ROSALIND and CELIA 
exit.
     LE BEAU enters; he advises ORLANDO to flee Duke 
Frederick's anger.

1/3  A room in the palace.
     CELIA teases ROSALIND, who is in love with Orlando.
     DUKE FREDERICK and LORDS enter; DUKE FREDERICK banishes 
ROSALIND despite CELIA's pleas, then exits with his LORDS.
     ROSALIND and CELIA decide to disguise themselves and 
flee to the Forest of Arden with Touchstone.

2/1  The Forest of Arden.
     DUKE SENIOR, AMIENS, and LORDS enter, attired as 
foresters; DUKE SENIOR praises the pastoral life; FIRST LORD 
tells a story about Jaques.

2/2  A room in the palace.
     DUKE FREDERICK learns from his LORDS that Rosalind, 
Celia, and Touchstone have fled; SECOND LORD suggests they 
may be with Orlando; DUKE FREDERICK orders the LORDS to 
bring Orlando or Oliver to him.

2/3  Before Oliver's house.
     ADAM warns ORLANDO that Oliver plans to murder him; 
ORLANDO says he does not have the money to leave; ADAM 
offers ORLANDO his savings and his service.

2/4  The Forest of Arden.
     ROSALIND disguised as Ganymede, CELIA disguised as 
Aliena, and TOUCHSTONE enter; they collapse with exhaustion. 
     CORIN and SILVIUS enter; they discuss Phebe; SILVIUS 
exits.
     ROSALIND, CELIA, and TOUCHSTONE speak together, then 
ask CORIN for food; CORIN says he is poor, but his master 
wants to sell a house and land; ROSALIND and CELIA agree to 
buy it.

2/5  The Forest of Arden.
     AMIENS, JAQUES, and others enter, speak, sing, and lay 
out a banquet.

2/6  The Forest of Arden.
     ORLANDO and ADAM enter; ADAM is weak with hunger; 
ORLANDO exits to find food.

2/7  The Forest of Arden. A table set out.
     DUKE SENIOR, AMIENS, and LORDS enter and speak; JAQUES 
enters and describes a meeting with Touchstone.
     ORLANDO enters with sword drawn; he is welcomed; 
ORLANDO exits to fetch Adam.
     JAQUES describes human life as occurring on a stage.
     ORLANDO re-enters with ADAM; AMIENS sings; DUKE SENIOR 
welcomes ORLANDO as Sir Rowland's son.

3/1  A room in the palace.
     DUKE FREDERICK, OLIVER, and LORDS enter; DUKE FREDERICK 
says he will confiscate OLIVER's property unless Orlando is 
turned over to him.

3/2  The Forest of Arden.
     ORLANDO enters with a poem to Rosalind; he exits.
     CORIN and TOUCHSTONE enter; they compare court and 
country life.
     ROSALIND enters reading a poem; TOUCHSTONE satirizes 
it; CELIA enters reading another poem; CORIN and TOUCHSTONE 
exit; CELIA says that Orlando is the poet and is in Arden.
     ROSALIND and CELIA hide as ORLANDO and JAQUES enter; 
ORLANDO and JAQUES speak; JAQUES exits.
     ROSALIND and CELIA approach and speak with ORLANDO; 
ROSALIND offers to cure him of his love.

3/3  The Forest of Arden.
     TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY enter, followed by JAQUES; 
TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY are about to be married by SIR OLIVER 
MARTEXT, who enters; JAQUES approaches and suggests they be 
married by a proper priest; JAQUES, TOUCHSTONE, and AUDREY 
exit in search of one.

3/4  The Forest of Arden.
     ROSALIND and CELIA enter; ROSALIND is upset because 
Orlando is late.
     CORIN enters; he says that Silvius is courting the 
scornful Phebe.

3/5  The Forest of Arden.
     SILVIUS and PHEBE enter and speak; ROSALIND, CELIA, and 
CORIN enter behind them.
     PHEBE rejects SILVIUS's pleas; ROSALIND advances and 
disparages PHEBE; PHEBE is enchanted by ROSALIND; ROSALIND, 
CELIA, and CORIN exit; PHEBE discusses Rosalind with 
SILVIUS.

4/1  The Forest of Arden.
     ROSALIND, CELIA, and JAQUES enter and speak; ORLANDO 
enters; JAQUES exits.
     ROSALIND and ORLANDO play at being in love; ORLANDO 
exits; ROSALIND admits she is in love.

4/2  The Forest of Arden.
     JAQUES, LORDS and FORESTERS enter; they sing.

4/3  The Forest of Arden.
     ROSALIND and CELIA enter, followed by SILVIUS; SILVIUS 
gives ROSALIND a letter from Phebe; ROSALIND reads out the 
love note and sends a stern response through SILVIUS, who 
exits.
     OLIVER enters; he tells ROSALIND that Orlando was 
wounded while saving OLIVER's life, which caused OLIVER to 
repent; OLIVER shows ROSALIND a bloodstained cloth which 
Orlando sent to explain his absence; ROSALIND faints, but 
claims she was just acting.

5/1  The Forest of Arden.
     AUDREY complains to TOUCHSTONE that they still are not 
married.
     WILLIAM enters; they speak together; WILLIAM exits.
     CORIN enters and calls away TOUCHSTONE.

5/2  The Forest of Arden.
     OLIVER tells ORLANDO that he and Celia intend to marry 
and live as shephers; OLIVER bequeaths his fortune to 
ORLANDO.
     ROSALIND enters; OLIVER exits; ORLANDO longs for his 
Rosalind; ROSALIND tells ORLANDO she is a magician and that 
he shall marry his Rosalind the next day.
     PHEBE and SILVIUS enter; SILVIUS wants PHEBE; PHEBE 
wants ROSALIND; ROSALIND says that ORLANDO and SILVIUS will 
marry their loves and that she will marry no woman if it is 
not PHEBE.

5/3  The Forest of Arden.
     TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY enter, anticipating their 
marriage; TWO PAGES enter and sing.

5/4  The Forest of Arden.
     DUKE SENIOR, AMIENS, JAQUES, ORLANDO, OLIVER, and CELIA 
enter and converse; ROSALIND and PHEBE enter.
     PHEBE promises to marry Silvius if she ever refuses to 
marry ROSALIND; ROSALIND and CELIA exit.
     TOUCHSTONE and AUDREY enter and speak.
     HYMEN enters, leading ROSALIND and CELIA, no longer 
disguised; explanations ensue and the four couples are 
married.
     JAQUES DE BOYS enters; he says that Duke Frederick has 
repented and retreated from the world, returning the crown 
to DUKE SENIOR.
     All but JAQUES decide to return to town after the 
festivities; JAQUES exits to visit Duke Frederick; all dance 
and exit.

Epilogue
     ROSALIND says she hopes the play has pleased the 
audience.