Jaques delights the Duke with his account of meeting a fool in the forest, and wishes he could be a licensed fool himself. Orlando bursts in with his sword drawn, demanding food, but the Duke's courtesy shames him, and he goes to fetch Adam. While he is gone, Jaques declares that "All the world's a stage." Orlando returns carrying Adam, and the Duke welcomes him as the son of his old friend Sir Rowland.
Jaques delights the Duke with his account of meeting a fool in the forest, and wishes he could be a licensed fool himself. Orlando bursts in with his sword drawn, demanding food, but the Duke's courtesy shames him, and he goes to fetch Adam. While he is gone, Jaques declares that "All the world's a stage." Orlando returns carrying Adam, and the Duke welcomes him as the son of his old friend Sir Rowland.