As You Like It for 8 plus Stage Directions
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Ah, the brilliant Rosalind who runs away from a mean foster father, off into the Forest of Arden dressed as a young man, buys property, gets a job, arranges the social life of the forest dwellers, and marries the man she loves. But she is not a romantic idealist -- oh no. She asserts, "Men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love." And "Men are April when they woo, and December when they wed." And much more. 

Make the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement;
stop that, 'twill out at the keyhole;
stop that, 'twill fly with the smoke out at the chimney.

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1:	686	Rosalind, daughter of Duke Senior. In the forest she changes her name to Ganymede: 1.2, 1.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.3, 5.2, 5.4

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2:	263	Celia, Rosalind's dearest friend and cousin, daughter of Duke Frederick. In the forest she changes her name to Aliena. She eventually falls in love with Oliver, after he has a change of heart and becomes a nicer man:  1.2, 1.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.3, 5.4
	65	Adam, an aged servant of Oliver, who runs off with Oliver's brother Orlando into the forest: 1.1, 2.3, 2.6, 2.7
	(total lines 328)

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3:	304	Orlando, youngest of three sons of Sir Rowland de Boys. He falls madly in love with Rosalind. His brothers are Oliver and Jacques (zhak, NOT the courtier named JAY kweez): 1.1, 1.2, 2.3, 2.6, 2.7, 3.2, 4.1, 5.2, 5.4

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4:	273	Touchstone, the fool (or clown); he falls in love with Audrey, a country wench: 1.2, 2.4, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.3, 5.4

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5:	40	Charles, a wrester in the court of the usurping Duke Frederick: 1.1, 1.2
	50	Le Beau, a courtier attending Duke Frederick: 1.2
	70	Duke Frederick, brother to Duke Senior; he usurped his brother and banished him; this is Celia's father: 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 3.1
	76	Silvius, a young shepherd pathetically in love with Phoebe: 2.4, 3.5, 4.3, 5.2, 5.4
	30	1st page: 5.3, where he sings a song with the 2nd page.
	(total lines 266)

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6:	150	Oliver, Orlando's brother, oldest son of Sir Rowland de Boys: 1.1, 3.1, 4.3, 5.2
	52	Amiens, a lord attending Duke Senior: 2.1, 2.5, 2.7
	44	1st Lord to Duke Senior: 2.1, 2.7, 4.2
	27	2nd page: 5.3, where he sings a song with the 1st page.
	20	Audrey, a country wench, wooed by Touchstone: 3.3, 5.1, 5.3
	(total lines 293)

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7:	109	Duke Senior, Rosalind's father, who was banished by his brother, Celia's father, the cranky Duke Frederick: 2.1, 2.7, 5.4
	79	Corin, an old shepherd: 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 5.1
	84	Phoebe, a shepherdess who falls in love with Rosalind because she's dressed as a young man; but Silvius, a young shepherd, is madly in love with Phoebe: 3.5, 5.2, 5.4
	5	Sir Oliver Mar-text, a country vicar (parish priest): 3.3
	9	2nd Lord: 2.2
	3	Dennis, a servant of Oliver’s: 1.1
	(total lines 289)

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8:	12	2nd Lord: 2.1, 4.2
	4	1st Lord to Frederick: 2.2
	214	Jacques (pronounced JAY kweez), a lord of the court, now in the forest: 2.5, 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 5.4
	11	William, a country youth in love with Audrey: 5.1
	17	Jacques (pronounced zhak) de Boys, middle son of Sir Rowland de Boys; brother of Orlando and Oliver (not to be confused with the lord named JAY kweez): 5.4
	30	Hymen, the god (not goddess) of marriage: 5.4
	(total lines 288)

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