Act KNOW YOU BEFORE WHOM SIR In the garden of Oliver's home Orlando confronts his older brother NOW SIR WHAT MAKE YOU HERE KNOW YOU WHERE YOU ARE SIR YOU ARE MY ELDEST BROTHER THE COURTESY OF NATIONS ALLOWS YOU MY BETTER IN THAT YOU ARE THE FIRSTBORN YOUR ORCHARD MY FATHER CHARGED YOU IN HIS WILL TO GIVE ME GOOD EDUCATION YOU HAVE TRAINED ME LIKE A PEASANT AND I WILL NO LONGER ENDURE IT I WILL NOT LONG BE TROLİBLED WITH YOU YOU SHALL HAVE SOME PART OF YOUR WILL I PRAY YOU LEAVE ME
GOOD MORROW TO YOUR WORSHIP After Oliver dismisses his brother he carries on with the business of being a gentleman GOOD MONSIEUR CHARLES WHAT'S THE NEW NEWS AT THE NEW COURT THE OLD DUKE IS BANISHED BY HIS YOUNGER BROTHER THE NEW DUKE CAN YOU TELL IF ROSALIND THE DUKE'S DAUGHTER BE BANISHED WITH HER FATHER WHERE WILL THE OLD DUKE LIVE THEY SAY THE FOREST OF ARDEN AND A MANY MÉRRY MEN WITH HIM THERE THEY LIVE LIKE THE OLD ROBIN HOOD OF ENGLAND SHE IS AT THE COURT AND NO LESS BELOVED OF HER UNCLE THE OWN DAUGHTER
WHAT YOU WRESTLE TOMORROW BEFORE THE NEW DUKE MARRY DO I SIR AND I CAME TO ACQUAINT YOU WITH A MATTER I AM GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER ORLANDO HATH A DISPOSITION TO COME IN AGAINST ME TO TRY A FALL TOMORROW SIR I WRESTLE FOR MY CRÉDIT FOR YOUR LOVE I WOULD BE LOATH TO FOIL HIM AS I MUST FOR MY OWN HONOR CHARLES I THANK THEE FOR THY LOVE TO ME I HAD LABORED TO DISSUADE HIM FROM IT BUT HE IS RESOLUTE I HOPE I SHALL SEE AN END OF HIM FOR MY SOUL HATES NOTHING MORE THAN HE HE'S GENTLE NEVER SCHOOLED AND YET LEARNED FULL OF NOBLE DEVICE BUT IT SHALL NOT BE SO LONG THIS WRESTLER SHALL CLEAR ALL LT 19
In the garden of Duke Ferdinand Celia and Rosalind walk together I PRAY THEE ROSALIND SWEET MY CÓZ BE MERRY I SEE THOU LOVEST ME NOT WITH THE FULL WEIGHT THAT I LOVE THEE IF MY UNCLE THY BANISHED FATHER HAD BANISHED THY UNCLE MY FATHER I COULD HAVE TAUGHT MY LOVE TO TAKE THY FATHER FOR MINE CELIA TEACH ME TO FORGET A BANISHED FATHER I SHOW MORE MIRTH THAN I AM MISTRESS OF AND WOULD YOU YET I WERE MERRIER OF ANHAN I How XISHED YOU KNOW MY FATHER HATH NO CHILD BUT I WHEN HE DIES THOU SHALT BE HIS HEIR FOR WHAT HE HATH TAKEN AWAY FROM THY FATHER PERFORCE I WILL RENDER THEÉ AGAIN IN AFFECTION FROM HENCEFORTH I WILL COZ AND DEVIŠE SPORTS LET ME SEE WHAT THINK YOU OF FALLING IN LOVE MARRY I PRITHEE DO TO MAKE SPORT BUT LOVE NO MAN IN GOOD EARNEST NOR NO FURTHER SPORT NEITHER
