As You Like It LRJ #1

In As You Like It there are a lot of corruption in the court. Which brings up the themes court vs. country and City vs. Country. It is plainly written in the text saying the city life was a place where there was much corruption. The story does go into detail of that quickly. One place where there was corruption in the city was with Oliver. Oliver doesn't want to give his younger brother education on being a gentlemen. "I,his brother, gain nothing under him but growth"(Act 1,Scene 1,13-14), Orland says this to Adam in the first page of the book. It already talks about how corrupt his brother is in not letting him have the gentleman's education which he deserves. Orland mentions to Adam about how he is treated like a dog and also says Oliver's horses are bred better and have more education. Orland then threatens Oliver by holding his neck "allow me such exercises as may become a gentleman, or give me poor allottery my father left me"(Act1,Scene 1, 70-73) Orland demands one of the two choices be made. Either he gets proper education or he gets his father's money, a little amount that has been left to him. And they exit. Another place where corruption is found is at the court of Duke Frederick where the throne of Duke Senior was usurped. It shows that people who live in the court seem to be more sophisticated then those living in the country. The lives of those are more complex and problems seem to occur more. Those who live in the country believe that the court is a savage land and the court believes likewise for the others. Those who go to the other place actually live a pretty happy life there. People go from the city to the country to free themselves but actually enjoys them self there.This theme is reoccurring throughout the story