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• As You Like It: Dramatis PersonÆ.
• Act I.
• Scene I.—: An Orchard Nearoliver’shouse. Enterorlandoandadam.
• Scene II.—: A Lawn Before Theduke’spalace.
• Scene III.—: A Room In the Palace.
• Act II.
• Scene I.—: The Forest of Arden.
• Scene II.—: A Room In the Palace.
• Scene III.—: Beforeoliver’shouse.
• Scene IV.—: The Forest of Arden.
• Scene V.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Scene VI.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Scene VII.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Act III.
• Scene I.—: A Room In the Palace.
• Scene II.—: The Forest of Arden.
• Scene III.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Scene IV.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Scene V.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Act IV.
• Scene I.—: The Forest of Arden.
• Scene II.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Scene III.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Act V.
• Scene I.—: The Forest of Arden.
• Scene II.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Scene III.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Scene IV.—: Another Part of the Forest.
• Epilogue.

Scene I.—

A Room in the Palace.

EnterDuke Frederick, Oliver, Lords, and Attendants.

Duke F.

Not seen him since! Sir, sir, that cannot be:

But were I not the better part made mercy,

I should not seek an absent argument

Of my revenge, thou present. But look to it:

Find out thy brother, wheresoe’er he is;

Seek him with candle; bring him, dead or living,

Within this twelvemonth, or turn thou no more

To seek a living in our territory.

Thy lands and all things that thou dost call thine

Worth seizure, do we seize into our hands,

Till thou canst quit thee by thy brother’s mouth

Of what we think against thee.

Oli.

O that your highness knew my heart in this!

I never lov’d my brother in my life.

Duke F.

More villain thou. Well, push him out of doors;

And let my officers of such a nature

Make an extent upon his house and lands.

Do this expediently and turn him going.

[Exeunt.