Rosalind and Orlando in AYL 4.1 (Alex Settle)
The fruition of Rosalind’s love for Orlando is finally
presented to the audience throughout this section of dialogue. Upon beginning his lesson of love, Orlando is
immediately criticized and insulted by Rosalind, who is appalled that he, not
only is late, but tries to justify it. After relenting, Rosalind agrees to
teach him and tells Orlando to try to “woo” her. As the lesson continues, Rosalind begins to
reassert herself as a woman who has, just begun, to take an interest in
Orlando. At the pretend wedding, she
goes as far as to make Orlando and herself actually say the vows as though they
are at a real wedding. Vows are
extremely sacred at this time, and to even use them in a pretend wedding was
just as serious. This presents the
ideology that she wishes to marry Orlando.
As this fictitious wedding continues, Rosalind assures Orlando that after
marriage, the woman becomes less appealing, as if to see if Orlando would agree
or disagree. Orlando does not think this
is true for him and instead believes it is a poorly created stereotype, and
refuses this ideology given from Rosalind.
This is where Rosalind realizes that Orlando truly understands what a
relationship is. He has exceeded
Rosalind’s expectations of him, thus she begins overflowing with even more love
for Orlando. After Orlando leaves,
Rosalind states that she is unbelievably in love with Orlando. According to her, only Cupid could, “…judge
how deep I am in love” (461). She will
now go and wait for the return of her beloved since she has finally come to the
full realization of how deeply she cares about Orlando.
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