Bring out the romantic Elements/ factors in As You Like It.

Bring out the romantic Elements/ factors in As You Like It.
Justify As You Like It as a Romantic Comedy.

Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ is a the best form of romantic comedy. A romantic comedy is a play in which violates the classical or neo-classical inflexible rules and norms and offers with love at first sight, unbridled feelings and passions, imagination and fancy, fun and laughter. There are many elements of romantic comedy such as first sight love, influence of nature, supernatural elements, role of forest, romantic setting, youthful love, sad happiness, witty statement, and happy ending. We want to talk about quite a number aspect and elements of the play ‘As You Like It’ to justify how far it is a romantic comedy.

Definition of Romantic Comedy:

Romantic Comedy is a form of drama which deals with love as it's main theme and most of it's scenes are set in a romantic environment away from normal human habitation.

As You Like It as a Romantic Comedy:
The blending of comic and tragic incidents in As You Like It is romantic. In this play the banishment of Duke Senior and Rosalind, Oliver's arrangement to burn down Orlando's housing are tragic happenings. In any case, the play in its entire effect is a satire which presents a lot of happiness and merriment to us.

However, the most striking romantic thing in the plot is the theme of youthful love. In this play, Rosalind and Orlando fall in love and affection with each other at their first sight. Rosalind makes a lot of witty remarks, The following part is mentionable here-

"Men are April when they woo,

December when they wed"

Then we discover Orlando in the Forest of Arden composing verses in reward of her beauty and virtue; and Rosalind disguised as Ganymede induces Orlando to make love to her saying: “Come on, woo me, woo me. I’m in a good mood now and likely to give you what you want. What would you say to me now if I really were your precious little Rosalind?” The surprising love of Celia and Oliver is a romantic affair too. Phebe’s love for Ganymede has additionally a romantic basis. We see Orlando in the Forest of Arden composing verse and hanging those verses on the trees in that forest. As-

"Hang there my verse,

In witness of my love"

As You Like It is romantic comedy in the feel that it does at this point doesn't notice the old style; three plots of time, place and action.  The scene of this play shifts from the city to the woodland of Arden, from the woodland of Arden lower back to the city, and then once more to the woodland of Arden as a substitute of centering spherical the identical place; and right here we find three sub- plots except the main plot.  

There is some thing romantic and sentimental about the attachment of Celia to Rosalind. Celia is so connected to Rosalind. Similarly, there is some thing lovely and romantic even about the loyalty and devotion of Adam to Orlando. Then we find witty exchange between Rosalind and Celia. At one point, Rosalind wants to know the identity of the man who has written so many verses praising of her. Celia replied that the composer of the verses is a man who wears round his neck a chain which Rosalind used to wear at one time. She then replied that there might be mountains separating two lovers, but that these mountains can be removed by an earthquake so that the lovers may be able meet each other. Rosalind's a lot of witty remarks with Orlando. The following part is mentionable here-

"Love is merely a madness, and I tell you,

Deserves as well a dark house and whip as madman do."

As You Like It unquestionably is a romantic comedy in its treatment of some sweet sentimental and romantic songs and music that add remarkable fascination and melodious environment in the play. The narrator calls the people to come to the forest to live in peacefully. As we see-

"Heigh-ho! sing heigh-ho! unto the green holly:

Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:

Then heigh-ho, the holly!

This life is most jolly."

Moreover, the play is romantic additionally in its setting. In the city life, Rosalind’s and Orlando’s virtues arouse so a great deal of envy that both ought to flee to keep away from being murdered. In the country, these two noble characters prosper. Virtuous Duke Senior appears to be happier in exile than he used to be at court. Country people like Corin and Audrey are simple, hardworking people. Silvius and Phebe may additionally appear silly, however they are innocent and alternatively charming. Finally each villains (Oliver and Duke Fredrick) renounce evil as quickly as they arrive in the forest. The stones in this forest preach moral lessons to them. they find some good in this forest. As it is found-

"Sweet are the uses of adversity

Which like the toad ugly and venomous

wears yet a precious jewel in his head."

To conclude the short discussion given above proves truely to us that As You Like It consists of the features of romantic comedy such as first sight love, influence of nature, supernatural elements, role of forest, romantic setting, youthful love, sad happiness, witty statement, and happy ending. So it might also be simply to say that As You Like It is a romantic comedy.