Quote: “Twas I; but 'tis not I. I do not shame To tell you what I was, since my conversion So sweetly tastes, being the thing I am.”
This quote is spoken by Oliver, brother of Orlando (one of the protagonists). Orlando saves his brother from being eaten by a lioness even though Oliver has tried to kill him in the past. Because Orlando has forgiven him, Oliver decides to turn over a new leaf. In this quote he is telling Rosalind and Celia (the other two main characters) that he has changed and he is no longer the same cruel man he was before. Forgiveness/reconciliation is one of the main themes of the play.
I like the ending- it was funny how Rosalind tricked Phebe into marrying Silvius and it was nice that most everyone ended up being pretty happy in the end. The epilogue was kind of weird though. I'm not sure it really contributed anything to the play. It was a little slow at parts, so overall it probably isn't one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, but I enjoyed it well enough.
Interesting note: One of the songs from this play has actually been arranged into a real song, compete with music. My sister learned it in concert choir- it's actually really pretty (at least it is when she sings it). That's what originally gave me the idea to read As You Like It in the first place. I like reading Shakespeare anyway, and I was curious to see if the lyrics matched up with the original. (They're pretty close.)
Quote: “Twas I; but 'tis not I. I do not shame
To tell you what I was, since my conversion
So sweetly tastes, being the thing I am.”
This quote is spoken by Oliver, brother of Orlando (one of the protagonists). Orlando saves his brother from being eaten by a lioness even though Oliver has tried to kill him in the past. Because Orlando has forgiven him, Oliver decides to turn over a new leaf. In this quote he is telling Rosalind and Celia (the other two main characters) that he has changed and he is no longer the same cruel man he was before. Forgiveness/reconciliation is one of the main themes of the play.
I like the ending- it was funny how Rosalind tricked Phebe into marrying Silvius and it was nice that most everyone ended up being pretty happy in the end. The epilogue was kind of weird though. I'm not sure it really contributed anything to the play. It was a little slow at parts, so overall it probably isn't one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, but I enjoyed it well enough.
Interesting note: One of the songs from this play has actually been arranged into a real song, compete with music. My sister learned it in concert choir- it's actually really pretty (at least it is when she sings it). That's what originally gave me the idea to read As You Like It in the first place. I like reading Shakespeare anyway, and I was curious to see if the lyrics matched up with the original. (They're pretty close.)