Comedy · As You Like It

As You Like It Characters and Their Relationships

21 characters, 35 connections. Pick a name to read who they are and rehearse their lines.

The man she loves and testsHer devoted cousinHer banished fatherHis cruel elder brother, later reconciledHis loyal old servantThe man who falls for her at first sightHer fatherHis usurping younger brotherHis melancholy courtierHis niece, whom he banishesThe servant he mistreatsA kindred professional witA philosophical sparring partnerThe goatherd he courtsThe mistress he follows into exileThe man who deceives him into violenceHis opponent in the wrestling matchThe shepherdess he loves without hopeThe disguised advocate who secures his marriageThe disguised object of her infatuationThe young shepherd he counselsThe disguised newcomer he helps settleThe lord he serves in exileHis melancholy audienceThe man he privately warnsThe volatile duke he servesHis younger brotherHis elder brotherThe woman he lovesThe fool who dismisses himThe fool who summons and then escapes himThe lord who dismisses himHis masterThe bride he presentsThe presiding duke
Rosalind
Rosalind
The banished duke's daughter, disguised as Ganymede in the forest.
Orlando
Orlando
A mistreated younger son who wins Rosalind's heart at a wrestling match.
Celia
Celia
Rosalind's devoted cousin, who flees the court disguised as Aliena.
Duke Senior
Duke Senior
The rightful duke, living contentedly in exile in the forest.
Duke Frederick
Duke Frederick
Duke Senior's usurping brother, whose sudden malice sets the plot in motion.
Oliver
Oliver
Orlando's cruel elder brother, transformed by an act of forgiveness.
Jaques
Jaques
A melancholy lord who delivers the play's verdict on the ages of man.
Touchstone
Touchstone
The court fool, whose wit accompanies Rosalind into exile.
Adam
Adam
Orlando's aged, loyal servant, who warns him of Oliver's plot.
Charles
Charles
The Duke's wrestler, thrown by Orlando in the opening match.
Silvius
Silvius
A young shepherd hopelessly in love with the disdainful Phebe.
Phoebe
Phoebe
A proud shepherdess who scorns Silvius and falls for Ganymede.
Audrey
Audrey
A plain-spoken goatherd courted by Touchstone.
Corin
Corin
An old shepherd who guides the exiles through forest life.
Amiens
Amiens
A lord attending Duke Senior, known for his songs.
Le Beau
Le Beau
A courtier who warns Rosalind and Celia away from Duke Frederick's displeasure.
Jaques De Boys
Jaques De Boys
The second de Boys brother, who arrives with news of Duke Frederick's conversion.
William
William
A simple country fellow in love with Audrey, outclassed and dismissed by Touchstone.
Sir Oliver Martext
Sir Oliver Martext
A country vicar summoned by Touchstone to perform a dubious wedding ceremony.
Dennis
Dennis
A servant of Oliver, bearing messages in the opening scenes.
Hymen
Hymen
The god of marriage, who presides over the final wedding ceremonies in the forest.
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Family
Romantic
Friendship
Conflict
Political
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Family

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Romantic

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Conflict

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Political

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Friendship

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Parallel

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