... are able to transform the entire play in a special way. For Romeo and Juliet, there is Friar Lawrence, Julius Caesar there is Casca, and for As You Like It there is Touchstone. Even though these characters may not be the focus of the play, they do have an indiscrete purpose and serve what turns out to ... be a paramount role. In the play As You Like It, Shakespeare creates the character Touchstone and uses his quick wit and playful attitude to add an additional amount of comedy. Everything about him is fairly entertaining, ... wit to add comedy to the play. Another funny aspect of Touc...

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Shakespeare was one of the most prominent play writers in the late 1500's. One Shakespearean play, As You Like It, does conform to a typical Shakespearean comedy, in terms of both its employment of dramatic techniques, such as, language, elements of plot and characterization, and ideas which it explores, such as, the idea of identity, the creation of humour and the importance of love. The use of language in ... the play As You Like It, helps to convey the idea of identity and also to create humour. An example of ... the dramatic technique of plot. In a typical Shakespearean comedy, there is ...

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