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As You Like It

American  

noun

  1. a comedy (1599?) by Shakespeare.


As You Like It Cultural  
  1. A comedy by William Shakespeare. Most of the action takes place in the Forest of Arden, to which several members of a duke's court have been banished. The speech “All the world's a stage” is from As You Like It.


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He sets "As You Like It" in a rehearsal room, where the actors reminisce about a show from their distant youth.

From Reuters Jun. 29, 2023

Northern Broadsides, which is currently touring the UK with As You Like It, tells audiences the production company brings its "bold, refreshing style to Shakespeare's most musical and much-loved comedy".

From BBC Mar. 29, 2022

As You Like It A young woman banished from court goes on the lam disguised as a man in Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2019

Plays such as Macbeth, King Lear, and As You Like It could all have been informed by conversations Shakespeare had with his neighbours.

From The Guardian Apr. 13, 2019

"All the world's a stage. A line from As You Like It."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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