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As You Like It by William Shakespeare ~ Full Audiobook [comedy]
As You Like It by William Shakespeare audiobook. One of Shakespeare’s most popular plays, As You Like It is a pastoral comedy of mistaken identity, wit, and love. Daughter of a banished duke and forced to flee the court, Rosalind hides in the Forest ...
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Show Notes
As You Like It by William Shakespeare audiobook.
Genre: comedy
In As You Like It, William Shakespeare transports listeners from the rigid politics of court to the liberating wilds of the Forest of Arden, where identities shift and love tests its own logic. When the sharp-witted Rosalind is abruptly banished by her uncle, the usurping Duke Frederick, she flees into exile with her loyal cousin Celia and the quick-tongued fool Touchstone. Disguised for safety, Rosalind enters a woodland community formed around her father, the displaced Duke Senior, where songs, satire, and philosophy mingle under the trees. Meanwhile, Orlando, a young nobleman cheated and threatened by his brother Oliver, escapes to the same forest, carrying both his grievances and a growing passion for Rosalind. In Arden, courtly manners collide with pastoral freedom: lovers speak in riddles, poets carve promises into bark, and the melancholy observer Jaques questions what any of it means. Through playful deception, sharp banter, and moments of genuine vulnerability, the characters must navigate desire, loyalty, and the hunger for power, asking how to live truly when the world insists on roles.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 0
(00:02:54) Chapter 1
(00:37:02) Chapter 2
(01:12:46) Chapter 3
(01:55:51) Chapter 4
(02:19:19) Chapter 5
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