As You Like It (2)

Publication Date: March 15, 2015

Chapter: English Literature in the Sixteenth Century

Look, I’m gonna be honest: half the reason I picked this play was because it started with a wrestling match. Now, I realize that wrestling circa 1599 was a tad different. I mean, obviously they weren’t hitting chair shots yet, or diving off of ladders. Still, I was intrigued. Rosalind, our heroine, has come to see a wrasslin’ match. This particular match features Orlando, who is, surprisingly, not immortal or transgender. He is, instead, a wormy little dude under the thumb of his more powerful brother. He aims to prove himself in combat against a champion wrestler. Folks, Orlando is pretty dumb.

Author: William Shakespeare • Year: 1599 • Info: Wikipedia

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Lit Brick is a comic started by Jodie Troutman in an effort to read the entire Norton Anthology of English Literature. Having eventually succeeded in that goal, it now features comics about all manner of random literature. For more of Jodie's work, visit longtalljodie.com!