In this post, we’ll learn about As You Like It, which is a topic from Chapter 16, English Subject, Class 7.
16.1 | Now in pairs/groups, ask and answer the following questions. Then, share your answers with the whole class. (If needed have a look at the class 6 English book, unit “King Lear”)
a. What type of literary writing is ‘King Lear?
Ans: ‘King Lear’ is a play/drama.
b. How many characters are there in the scene? Who are they?
Ans: There are four characters in the scene. They are: King Lear and his three daughters-Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia
c. What do you like about ‘King Lear?
Ans: ‘King Lear’ has a nice plot. So, I like the theme of the drama that is quite interesting.
d. What are the characteristics of a play, you have found in “King Lear”?
Ans: The characteristics of a play that I have found in “King Lear” are that the play is divided into acts and scenes. It has setting, plot, characters, dialogues, etc.
16.3 | Now, discuss in pairs/groups whether the following sentences are true or false. If false, write the correct information. Later, check your answers with other pairs/groups.
Ans:
a. False. Correct Info.: Oliver is older than Orlando.
b. True.
c. False. Correct Info.: Adam is Orlando’s former loyal servant.
d. False. Correct Info.: Oliver and Orlando are on bad terms.
e. False. Correct Info.: ‘Old dog’ is an insult to Adam.
16.5 | Now, read dialogue 2 again and in pairs/groups match the words/phrases in column A with their meanings in column B.
Ans:
| Column A | Column B |
| Cheer up! | Stop feeling sad and be happy |
| Banish | To send someone away, especially from their country, and not allow them to come back |
| Rib | A curved bone in a person’s chest |
| Dissuade | To tell someone not to do something |
| Embrace | Accept |
| Give over | To stop doing something |
| Call off | To cancel something |
| Confess | To admit that you have done something wrong. |
16.6 | In pairs/groups, read dialogue 2 again and ask and answer the following questions. Then, share your answers with the whole class.
a. What is the setting of this scene?
Ans: The scene has two settings. One is the lawn before the Duke’s palace and the other is the place for wrestling match.
b. How many characters are there in the scene? Who are they?
Ans: There are five characters in the scene. They are: Rosalind, Celia, Orlando, Le Beau and Duke Frederick.
c. Why is Rosalind sad?
Ans:c. Rosalind is sad because her father was banished.
d. Who are the wrestlers?
Ana: The wrestlers are Charles and Orlando
e. Who won the match?
Ans: Surprising everyone Orlando won the wrestling match.
16.8 | Read dialogue 3 again in pairs/groups and match column A’s sentence parts with column B’s sentence parts to make them meaningful sentences. One is done for you.
Ans:
| Column A | Column B | Answers |
| 1) Rosalind never did anything | a) the Forest of Arden | (1+d) Sentence- Rosalind never did anything that offend her uncle. |
| 2) Duke Frederick called Rosalind | b) are cousins | (2+f) Duke Frederick called Rosalind a traitor. |
| 3) Celia can’t live | c) to keep her safe | (3+e) Celia can’t live without Rosalind. |
| 4) Rosalind and Celia decided to go to | d) that offend her uncle | (4+ a) Rosalind and Celia decided to go to the Forest of Arden, |
| 5) Rosalind dressed up as a man | e) without Rosalind | (5+c) Rosalind dressed up as a man to keep her safe. |
| 6) Ganymede and Aliena | f) a traitor | (6+b) Ganymede and Aliena are cousins. |
16.10 | Read dialogue 4 again in pairs/groups. Then match the words with their meanings in the following table. One is done for you.
Ans:
Exile → Banish
Loyal → Faithful
Peril → Great danger
Misfortune → Bad luck
Indeed → Truly/In fact
Groan → A deep, long sound showing great pain or unhappiness/cry
Usurper → A person who takes control of something, especially a position of power, without having the right.
Tyrant → A ruler who has unlimited power over other people, and uses it unfairly and cruelly
Dwelling place → The place where one lives
16.11 | Now, discuss the questions in pairs/groups.
1. Why does Duke Senior say that life in the forest is sweeter than that of the court?
Ans: Duke Senior says that life in the forest is sweeter than that of the court because forest life is free from the fear of danger.
2. Are all the characters happy in the forest?
Ans: No, all the characters are not happy in the forest such as Jaques is upset.
3. What makes Jaques sad?
Ans: Only killing animals makes Jaques sad.
4. Why did Jaques call human beings usurpers?
Ans: Jaques called human beings usurpers because humans act like tyrants. They frighten the animals and kill them up in their native dwelling place.
5. Animals are losing their natural habitats. What can you do to protect them?
Ans: To protect the natural habitats of animals, I can take steps to reduce environmental pollution and plant more and more trees.
16.12 | In class six, you learned the characteristics of a play. Now, in pairs/ groups find out the characteristics of a play in “As You Like It”. Then, write and describe them in the given table. One is done for you.
Ans:
| Characteristics | Description |
| 1. Plot | The play has a plot (beginning, climax and end). As there are four scenes here, we have only the beginning of the play. And, the play begins with a conversation between Orlando and Oliver. |
| 2. Characters | The play has many characters. For example- Oliver, Orlando, Sir Rowland de Boys, Adam, Rosalind, Celia, Charles, Monsieur Le Beau, Duke Senior, Duke Frederick, Jaques, and Lord Armiens. |
| 3. Dialogue | Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters. The play has many dialogues. |
| 4. Settings | A setting is the time and place of a play. The settings of As you like it are the houses of Sir de Boys, the palace of the Duke, the place of wrestling match and the forest of Arden, |
| 5. Theme | Theme is the message or the main idea that a play conveys. The theme of loyalty is present throughout the given scenes and acts of the play. |
16.13 | In pairs/groups, discuss the whole story and rearrange the following sentences to retell the story. Later, share it with the whole class.
Rearrange the following sentences:
a. Orlando defeats Charles.
b. At the match, Orlando meets Rosalind and Celia who wish him success.
c. Orlando challenges Charles the Wrestler to a match.
d. Duke Frederick finds out that Orlando is the son of his enemy.
e. Rosalind and Celia decide to find Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden together.
f. Rosalind disguises herself as a man so they can safely travel.
g. He cannot trust Rosalind and asks her to leave.
h. Orlando heads off to the Forest of Arden.
i. At the same time, Orlando realizes his brother Oliver wants him dead.
Answer :
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| c | b | a | d | g | e | f | i | h |
Orlando challenges Charles the Wrestler to a match. At the match, Orlando meets Rosalind and Celia who wish him success. Orlando defeats Charles. Duke Frederick finds out that Orlando is the son of his enemy. He cannot trust Rosalind and asks her to leave. Rosalind and Celia decide to find Duke Senior in the Forest of Arden together. Rosalind disguises herself as a man so they can safely travel. At the same time, Orlando realizes his brother Oliver wants him dead. Orlando heads off to the Forest of Arden.