Commentary

• Is All the World a Stage? Marriage and a Metaphor in As You Like It

  - Mera J. Flaumenhaft, “Is All the World a Stage? Marriage and a Metaphor in As You Like It,” in Perspectives on Politics in Shakespeare, eds. Murley and Sutton, 71–104
  Excerpt: As the action falls still toward the end of act II of As You Like It, a strange fellow names Jaques steps forward to deliver one of the most famous speeches in Shakespeare. Announcing that, “All the world’s a stage / and all the men and… More

• The Spectrum of Love: Nature and Convention in As You Like It

  - Paul A. Cantor, “The Spectrum of Love: Nature and Convention in As You Like It,” in Souls With Longing, eds. Dobski and Gish, 53–86
  Excerpt: As You Like It is the prototypical Shakespearean romantic comedy in its structure. The play begins in a world of sterile and deadening convention, with the older generation tyrranizing over the younger. The oppressed characters must flee to a more… More