How Long to Read Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

How Long Does it Take to Read Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It"?

It takes the average reader and 23 minutes to read Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" by Julie Dillenkofer

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,7, University of Heidelberg (Anglistisches Seminar), course: Literature & Film – Adapting Shakespeare for the Screen, language: English, abstract: William Shakespeare’s "As You Like It" portrays love and marriage in a comical, amusing manner. The play represents passionate love on the one hand, as well as disguised, blind and even manipulated love on the other hand. Love as a state of being is omnipresent throughout As You Like It. As the play’s major theme, love is illustrated essentially by eight characters who all marry at the end of the play. However, As You Like It cannot be interpreted as a typical love story. In fact, only one twosome, namely Rosalind and Orlando, illustrates a relationship of true love which ends in a happy, mutually agreeable marriage. By falling in love at first sight, they symbolize the typical Shakespearean romantic lovers whose love overcomes any obstacles. The other couples in the play, however, seem to pursue rather different goals. Audrey and Touchstone simply wish to act on their sexual desire, which they cleverly hide behind marriage in order to prevent any “Vorwurf der Unzucht” – a serious matter in Elizabethan times. Phoebe and Silvius are both in love, though not reciprocally. Silvius does love Phoebe; she, however, falls in love with Ganymede and is merely tricked into committing herself to Silvius. Celia and Oliver are simply following the lead of Rosalind and Orlando, but seem to strive for companionship rather than passion or true love. Shakespeare illustrates four different kinds of love in As You Like It in a humorous way. He demonstrates that love and marriage do not necessarily have to go hand in hand and adds comical aspects of love by turning some characters into fools. In this way, Shakespeare builds on the Elizabethan assumptions about love as a sickness, but still validates it as a valuable aspect of a happy marriage.

How long is Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It"?

Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" by Julie Dillenkofer is 23 pages long, and a total of 5,819 words.

This makes it 8% the length of the average book. It also has 7% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 31 minutes to read Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" aloud.

What Reading Level is Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It"?

Love in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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