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A 6 page paper which discusses how the character of
Touchstone, in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” critiques and satirizes the characters
within the play. No additional sources cited.
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6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAtouch.rtf
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sorts for the audience. This is because the fool is truly the only individual allowed to speak their mind, to make fun of others, and to ultimately provide the viewer
or the reader with the truth of the story and its characters. In "As You Like It" we have the fool who is Touchstone. In Touchstone we are given a
character who sees all and ridicules all. In his character we are provided with truths. And, in his character we are made to feel more connected to the story that
unfolds. In the following paper we examine Touchstones role, discuss Jaques and why he could not be a fool, and then compare two speeches, both from Jaques, as they further
emphasize these facts. Touchstone The first moment we note Touchstones sarcasm and idiocy comes with his entrance into the production. In Act I Scene II he is asked
if he has been made a messenger to summon Celia. He replies "No, by mine honour, but I was bid to come for you" and then states the following in
reply to her question of where he learned such an oath: "Of a certain knight that swore by his honour they were good pancakes and swore by his honour
the mustard was naught: now Ill stand to it, the pancakes were naught and the mustard was good, and yet was not the knight forsworn" (Shakespeare I ii). This
is quite obviously a powerful introduction into who Touchstone is, and it is a powerful illustration of his role within the play. With such talk no one truly takes him
that seriously and he clearly makes light of many situations. In this respect he offers a sense of relief as well as wisdom in not taking anything too seriously. This
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