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Costume Designer As You Like It By: William Shakespeare Sasha Ali 0980157

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Costume DesignerAs You Like It

By: William Shakespeare

Sasha Ali0980157

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STYLE

Pastoral Comedy The countryside lends itself a simplicity in

that there are only two settings involved: the court or actual countryside and the Forest of Arden.

It is more idealistic than realistic because of its’ portrayal of the short suffering and quick resolves when concerned with the matter of romance and love.

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Historical Period/Setting

Medieval/Golden Age Late 1598 to early 1600’s Countryside Forest of Arden(which is comparable to the

Garden of Eden).

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Duke FrederickDuke Frederick overthrew his brotherDuke Senior and banished him to the Forest of Arden, taking away all his titles and fortunes. He also took in his daughter Rosalind, as his own daughter Celia was extremely fond of Rosalind and would rather live in exile than live in her palace without her. He is selfish at the beginning and then becomes selfless towards the end when he promises to give Duke Senior back his fortunes and titles.

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Celia/ServantCelia has a special love for Rosalind, and is willing to do pretty much anything in order to stay with her. When her father banishes Rosalind from the palace, Celia says she will go with her and pretend to be her servant. they disappear into the Forest of Arden and Celia shows love for her family through her continuous loyalty to Rosalind.

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Rosalind/GanymedeRosalind is Duke Senior’s beloved daughter but chooses to stay with Celia in her palace while her father is banished to the Forest of Arden. She is living as a Lady, and surprisingly holds no hate towards Lord Frederick for usurping her father. She is also one to fall in love quite easily, as we see with her and Orlando De Boys. She is also practical when she decides to dress as a boy and name herself Ganymede when Celia’s father grows tiresome of her popularity over Celia’s and banishes her from his home. She is aware of the dangers of the open road and is willing to giver up her Lady lifestyle to set out and find her father in the Forest of Arden with Celia by her side.

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Orlando De BoysOrlando De Boys is the youngest of 3 brothers and the one who is treated the least like part of the family. After his brother Oliver inherits their father Sir Rowland De Boys’ entire fortune, Orlando is left with no way to pay for his education or a lifestyle at all because his brother chooses to treat him more as a slave then any type of family. Orlando feels he has no purpose in this life and soon finds that his brother is trying to have him murdered. With his loyal servant Adam, he flees his home and escapes in to the Forest of Arden to start a new life.

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Oliver De BoysOliver De Boys feels a sense of entitlement as his father’s eldest son and the main inheritor of his deceased father’s fortune. He basically gives Orlando none of the money which was supposed to be for his life and education and instead decides to have Orlando killed. Even after Orlando flees in to the Forest of Arden away from his life, Oliver still wants to kill him and decides to take it upon himself. As he is looking for his kid brother, a lion threatens his life and it is none other than Orlando that saves the day. This rude awakening has given Oliver a change of heart and just in time because he instantaneously falls in love with Celia.

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Jaques De BoysJaques De Boys is the second eldest of the De Boys’ brothers and seems to be the the brother which Oliver favors since his is the education which Oliver pays for. Near the end of the play, Jaques finds everyone in the Forest of Eden and gives them the news that Duke Frederick has had a change of heart due to a sudden recognition of his religious faith and has decided to give Duke Senior his title and all his fortunes which he wrongly took in the first place. He seems to be a level-headed nobleman who does not partake in foolish the plans which his elder brother has first devised.

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AdamAdam is the faithful servant of Orlando De Boys and is described as an older man since he has served the De Boys household for many years. He knows that Oliver has treated Orlando unfairly, and warns him of Oliver’s pending plans to kill him. Adam offers the little fortune he has collected over the years and tells Orlando to flee. Orlando invites Adam to join him on his journey in the Forest of Eden to find a new life all their own.

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DennisDennis is the faithful servant to Oliver and notifies his master when Orlando decides to fight Charles the wrestler. Dennis is fond of Oliver and makes him aware of the matter in the hopes that he will talk his kid brother out of this ridiculous idea believing that Orlando will have no chance of beating Charles and only will cause harm to himself. Dennis has no idea that Oliver will use this news to his advantage in his plans to murder Orlando.

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TouchstoneTouchstone is called the court fool, and is basically only spoken to in order to get a laugh or two. His remarks are clever and witty and for this reason, Rosalind thinks it best to bring him along when they decide to flee the court. His remarks throughout the play are truly comedic and bring about a sense of laughter for the audience members.

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Duke SeniorDuke Senior was usurped from his position by his own brother Duke Frederick, and is father to Rosalind. Any normal nobleman would find being banished to the Forest of Arden a hard task, but Duke Senior seemed extremely open to the idea. Him and his men were like those of Robin Hood, surviving in the wilderness with whatever the could find and Duke Senior had little to complain about. This shows his character as a person who easily adapts and is not phased by the amount of fortune one can obtain.

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Technicalities in Costume

The outfits of the Golden Age and Medieval times were hard to put on as they required noblemen to wear layers in times where the Forest of Arden was cold, and the corsets proved extremely difficult but were required for the dresses worn by the Lady’s. Costume changes seem to be few, so getting in and out in a timely manner should not be a problem for this production.