Ambiguous Female Position in As You Like It

Abstract

In the play, As You Like It , the researcher aims to show gender identity ambiguous in the males' canonical world. The protagonist, Rosalind disguises as men to become compatible with men. Both of them are independent-minded and strong-willed girls. Rosalind acts as a shepherd to escape from her cruel uncle, Duke Frederick, and to test Orlando’s love for her. This helps her achieve a greater amount of freedom. Although cross-dressing in She is independent minded, strong-willed, good-hearted, and terribly clever. When her cruel uncle Frederick, who has usurped her father’s dukedom and banished him, banishes Rosalind too on no justifiable ground, the conflict between them arises. Some societies have third gender categories that can be used as a basis for a gender consciousness by people who are uncomfortable with the gender that is usually associated with their sex; in other societies, membership of any of the gender categories is open to people regardless of their sex.

Earlier, her uncle has let her stay at court as his daughter, Celia and Rosalind are very good friends and cannot live without each other.

Shakespeare’s comedy makes the heroines’ gender identity ambiguous: it helps to deconstruct Renaissance gender stereotypes, the binary opposition of gender, and eventually, patriarchy. Rosalind, the daughter of Duke Senior, is considered one of Shakespeare’s most delightful heroines. In all societies, however, some individuals do not identify with some of the aspects of gender that are assigned to their biological sex. I n most societies, there exists a gender binary, a social dichotomy that enforces conformance to the ideals of masculinity and femininity in all aspects of sex and gender: biological sex, gender consciousness, and gender expression.