Jaclyn's Reviews > As You Like It

As you like it, I liked you, but not as much as Shakespeare tragedies.

(To be fair, I think a lot of this has to do with the edition of As You Like It I read. While the Folger Library editions are pretty, they have less contextual notes and commentary than the Arden editions, and as a result I felt like I was missing something. I think the Folger Library editions are nice for casual reading, but they don't have the depth I'm looking for in my Shakespeare readings. I think the Arden's are best for study, and the Folger's are great for casual reading.)

I enjoyed this play for it's layered look at gender roles. I loved Rosalind, Celia and Touchstone. I loved Orlando and Shakespeare's commentary on the ridiculousness of writing lovesick sonnets and affixing them to all the trees in a forest.

"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." -Touchstone