Background
The pastoral setting offers a space where social identities can be tried on and revised. Rosalind’s disguise gives her unusual freedom to direct the romantic plot and comment on the conventions it depends on.
Reading notes
- Track what Rosalind can say and do in disguise that she could not as herself.
- Compare the forest’s idealized image with the characters’ practical concerns.
- Notice how the final scene resolves multiple relationships through theatrical revelation.
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