Question Bank of As You Like It

2. What is the occasion for their presence? Why was the speaker concerned about the youth?
Ans: Charles the Duke’s wrestler is about to fight Orlando, an amateur in wrestling. The Duke, Rosalind
and Celia have come to witness the match.
The Duke is aware that Orlando is not an equal to the skills of Charles who is a professional wrestler. He
knows that Orlando is too young, and wants him to withdraw from the match so that he does not suffer
at the hands of the wrestler.
3. Who asks whom to dissuade the youth to refrain from the bout? What stance does this person take
against the youth later in the play?
Ans: Duke Frederick asks Rosalind and Celia to speak to the youth and convince him not to fight with
Charles. Later in the play when the Duke comes to know that Orlando was the son of his enemy Sir
Rowland de Boys, he shows immense displeasure towards him. He even suspects that Orlando has
helped Rosalind and Celia escape.
4. How does the youth react to the people who try and dissuade from the match?
Ans: Orlando is determined to fight the challenge. Rosalind and Celia try to convince him not to fight
Charles but Orlando tells them with due respect that he can not comply with the request of the
beautiful ladies. Instead he wants the support of their lovely eyes and good wishes. If he suffers defeat,
it will come to one who was never praised, one who had all the will to die, and no friends to cry for him.
He says that his death would be no loss as he would be replaced by a more worthy individual.
Q5.Read the extract and answer the following questions.
Rosalind:
He calls us back: my pride fell with my fortunes; I’ll ask him what he would. Did you call, sir? Sir, you
have wrestled well, and overthrown more than your enemies.
1. Who is present there with Rosalind? Where are they? Who is Rosalind speaking about?
Ans: Celia is present with Rosalind. They are in a lawn in front of the Duke’s palace. Rosalind is speaking
about Orlando.
2. What does Rosalind mean by saying my pride fell with my fortunes?
Ans: Rosalind says that she parted with all her dignity when misfortunes overtook her. She had fallen in
love with Orlando and she felt that he had called.
3. What does Rosalind give sir and why? What does she say about her misfortune?
Ans: Rosalind gives Orlando a chain as a gift for his victory against Charles. She also says that she has
fallen in love with Orlando.
She said that she had been a victim of misfortune so she could not give something more valuable to
Orlando.
4. What does quintain mean? Why does the sir addressed in the scene compare himself with a quintain?
Ans: A quintain is a dummy wooden figure which horse‐riders use to practice tilting.
Orlando had fallen in love with Rosalind and he was tongue‐tied with the emotion. He could not speak
when Rosalind rewarded him a chain for his victory against Charles. He stood like a dummy or a quintain
before her, not knowing what to say.