... of the same sex. Celia and Rosalind, for instance, are extremely close friends, almost sisters, and the profound intimacy of their relationship seems at times more intense than that of ordinary friends. Indeed, Celia's words in Act I, scenes 2 and 3 echo the protestations of lovers. But to assume that Celia or Rosalind possesses a sexual identity as clearly defined as our modern understandings ... he is really Rosalind in disguise. Rosalind's choice of alternative identities is significant. Ganymede is the cupbearer and beloved of Jove and is a standard symbol of homosexual love. In the...

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