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[1 of 5] As You Like It, Act I - William Shakespeare (1599)
Act 1: Exposition and Exile• Introduces the central conflicts: Orlando is mistreated by his brother Oliver, and Duke Senior is usurped and exiled by his brother Duke Frederick.• Rosalind, Duke Senior’s daughter, meets and falls in love with Orlando at a wrestling match.• Duke Frederick banishes Rosalind, who flees to the Forest of Arden disguised as a boy, accompanied by her cousin Celia and the clown Touchstone.• Orlando, threatened by Oliver, also escapes to the forest.
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