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Rosalind possesses all the qualities of a heroine, she has helen's cheeks , cleopetra's majesty,atalantas better parts and lucretia's modesty. She is the dominating figure if the play as you like it.
She is the centre of mainspring and action .
Her radiant wit, vivacity, conquerty,tender womanliness make her a favourite aming the readers.
Her sarcasm makes her a complete woman.
She is merry, talkative and teasing in the forest in contrast to gentle, silent and submissive in the court.
She is a storeouse of commonsense.
She also has great beauty and charm.
And to top ir all is her unmatched wit and humour
amigoachal
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ICSE Class X Board Exam 2011 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) |
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Duke is not literally humourous but he goes through mood swings and he may punish orlando or do something bad thus lebeau warns him to leave the place asap.
Further on he says that the taller one is the dukes daughter (this was a mistake made by shakespeare but lebeau actually means the shorter one i.e. celia) and the other is rosalind, the daughter of the banished duke
amigoachal
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ICSE Class X Board Specimen 2011 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) |
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Earlier the slave was a king and he was free , he had the power to roam about and enjoy, he also had the right to luxury and comfort and his loved ones viz his wife and children were there with him and he had no mental or physical troubles affecting him but now he is made to work against his wishes, he has lost his wife and children and also his kingdom, he literally is doing the work of animals and enjoys no comfort, luxury or freedom!
At the end of the poem, i am happyfor him as he has achieved blissfulness in the form of death and now no longer has to go through the hard work and the whips on his back. He is now free from the worldly pain . He no longer has anything to feel sad about as all his worldy ties are broken.
amigoachal
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ICSE Class X Board Specimen 2011 : English Paper 2 (English Literature) |
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The answer is quite close ---- the slave is dreaming about his past and in that he sees the people he loved that is his queen and children , when he in his dream gets the warm and love of his children in the form of hugs, he misses them and becomes full of happiness as well as sorrow ( latter because they are not with him and former because he is with his loved ones) and thus a tear comes from his eyes
amigoachal
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