A Green World

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The paper illustrates how the scope of both of these plays by William Shakespeare reflect and also detract from the idea of a Green World in the environments and landscapes he formulates around his characters. The paper shows, however, that the idea of a romantic sanctuary of the Green World is the main premise that the Forest of Arden presents in the relationships and tomfoolery that reside in the pastoral objectives of Shakespeare writing in the late 16th century comedy format.

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"The basis of this Shakespearean study will be to examine the romantic backdrop of the Green World within the plays: "As You Like It" and "The Merchant of Venice." By analyzing the precepts of the "romantic sanctuary" of this environment in the play, the Green World is a place for seduction and trickery toward the men and woman involved. By examining the central characters of each of these plays, the Green World offers a deceptive fantasy land for romance in these comedies by William Shakespeare. In the play "As You Like It," Shakespeare presents "The Forest of Arden," as the main fantasy realm or romantic sanctuary where Rosalind (Duke Senior's banished daughter) must elude the dictates of her tyrannical father, Duke Frederick."

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