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Celia and Rosalind don disguises \u2013 Celia as the shepardess Aliena, Rosalind as her brother Ganymede \u2013 and flee into the Forest of Arden with Touchstone, the Duke\u2019s fool.<\/p>\n<p>Orlando returns home and learns that Oliver intends to kill him. Orlando escapes into the forest and joins the company of Rosalind\u2019s father, Duke Senior, and the lords that attend him.<\/p>\n<p>Romance abounds in the forest. Orlando hangs love poems to trees. Ganymede (Rosalind) convinces Orlando that if he woos him (her) by Rosalind\u2019s name, he will be cured of his love. Silvius the shepherd pursues the shepardess Phebe, and Phebe falls for Ganymede (Rosalind). Touchstone woos Audrey.<\/p>\n<p>Oliver repents and returns to his newly befriended brother and professes his love for Aliena (Celia). Ganymede (Rosalind) is reunited with Orlando, and fulfills her promise to all of the lovers by the following afternoon. The four couples are married.<\/p>\n<p>News arrives to announce that Duke Frederick has had a conversion and has returned the dukedom to Duke Senior. All ends happily in the Forest of Arden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Rowland de Boys has died, leaving behind three sons. Oliver, the eldest, hates his youngest brother Orlando. Oliver learns that Orlando intends to fight the neighboring Duke Fredrick\u2019s wrestler, Charles. Oliver urges Charles to show no restraint in the match. Duke Senior has been banished by his brother, Duke Frederick. 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