Drawing on both the introductory material as well as the text, argue for the ways in which characters in As You Like It “defy the fixed identities and the exclusionary choices of the everyday world, offering instead a world of multiple possibilities and transformable identities” (see page 1622 in The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition).

1. Which characters do this and how successful are they?

2. Be certain to craft an argument that you will then prove with your writing, avoiding unnecessary summary.

3. Be certain to provide specific evidence from the play and from the introductory material.

Prepare this assignment according to the MLA guidelines found in the MLA Style Guide

Drawing on both the introductory material as well as the text, argue for the ways in which characters in As You Like It “defy the fixed identities and the exclusionary choices of the everyday world, offering instead a world of multiple possibilities and transformable identities” (see page 1622 in The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition).

1. Which characters do this and how successful are they?

2. Be certain to craft an argument that you will then prove with your writing, avoiding unnecessary summary.

3. Be certain to provide specific evidence from the play and from the introductory material.

Prepare this assignment according to the MLA guidelines found in the MLA Style Guide