Orlando

Orlando is a fictional character and the romantic male lead in the comedy As You Like It (1600?) by William Shakespeare. Orlando is the youngest son of the deceased Sir Roland de Boys and is persecuted by his elder brother Oliver. After angering Oliver's crony Duke Frederick, Orlando flees his familiar surroundings to live in exile in the Forest of Arden. There, he is accepted into the circle of the usurped Duke Senior and is eventually united in... more

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William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works,...
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