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ROSALIND(GANYMEDE)
It is of Old Germanorigin, and the meaningof Rosalind is "gentlehorse". Also possibly a16th-century poeticcreation by Spenser,
which has the meaning"beautiful rose".
In Greek, the nameGanymede means ´ cupbearer to the gods.µ
Daughter of Duke
Senior Independent-minded
Strong-willed
Goog-hearted
Rather clever
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Constant companion of her cousinCelia
She in the complexity of heremotions
She is a particular favorite amongfeminist critics
She gives herself over fully tocircumstance
She can play both sides of anyfield makes her identifiable tonearly everyone, and so,irresistible
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Later disguised as Ganymede
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ORLANDO DE BOYS It is of Spanish
origin. Variant of Roland (OldGerman
)"renowned land".
He is a handsomeyoung man
He is a noblecharacter
He has a brave
and generousspirit
He considershimself to havegreat potential
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He is a proper gentleman
He is portrayed as
exceptionally strong in both
body and in his devotion to
love
He is the youngest son of Sir
Rowland de Bois
He is under his brother·s
neglectful care.
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It is of Latin origin, and the
meaning of Celia is "heaven". And Aliena is of Russian origin and it
does mean ´shining lightµ
The daughter of Duke Frederick
Rosalind·s dearest friend
Celia possesses a loving heart
She is impetuous and prone to
deep
She almost has excessive emotions
CELIA (ALIENA)
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Later,Celia assumes the disguise of a simple
shepherdess and calls herself Aliena
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DUKE FREDERICK It is of Old German origin, and
the meaning of Frederick is
"peaceful ruler".
The brother of Duke Seniorand usurper of his throne.
Duke Frederick has a cruelnature and temporary temper
He is unforgiving, and judgespeople by their parents.
After he meets an old religiousman on the road to the Forestof Arden and immediatelychanges his ways.
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It does mean ´and agedand matureµ person.
The older of the Dukes(father of Rosalind )
He tries to make the mostof whatever life gives him
He is a a kind and fair-minded ruler.
Having been banished byhis usurping brother,Frederick, Duke Seniorlives in exile in the Forestof Ardenne with a numbe
of loyal men
DUKE SENIOR
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J AQUES
It is of French origin and meaning of it is ́ supplanter
Jaques is a melancholy courtier who likes to complain He is a faithful lord who accompanies Duke Senior into exile in the Forest
Ardenne
He has a a hopelessly melancholy disposition
He delights in being sad
At last,he decides to lead a solitary and contemplative life in a monastery
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TOUCHSTONE Touchstone·s meaning is a reference point against which other things can
be evaluated
He is a clown in Duke Frederick·s court
Touchstone·s job, as fool, is to criticize the behavior of those around him
Next to his mistress the clown seems hopelessly vulgar and narrow-
minded
Almost every line he speaks echoes with obscene.
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´Beau" means "fair, beautiful" in French and an "admirer"and "lover" consequently in English
A foppish courtier in the court of Duke Frederick
He tells Orlando to go out of the court for his sake andenables him to recognise Rosalind.
LE BEAU
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OLIVER DE BOYS
It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Oliver is "olive tree".
Oliver is the oldest son of Sir Rowland de Bois
He is sole inheritor of the de Bois estate
He is a loveless young man who envies his brother
He falls for Duke Frederick's daughter,Celia.
Oliver finds himself living in despair in the Forest of
Ardenne, where Orlando saves his life
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SILVIUS PHOEBEIts origin is Latin.
The name'smeaning is manof the woods.A young, sufferingshepherd, who is
desperately inlove with thedisdainfulPhoebe. Silviusprostrates
himself before awoman whorefuses to returnhis affections. Inthe end, however,he wins the objectof his desire
It is of Greek
origin, and themeaning of
Phoebe is "bright,
radiant".The
shepherdess that
Silvius loves,Phoebe disdains
him and instead
falls for
Ganymede who is
really Rosalind indisguise, but in
the end of the
play Rosalind
tricks Phoebe into
marrying Silvius.
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