"In brief, he led me to the gentle Duke, who gave me fresh array and entertainment, committing me unto my brother's love." V.iii.p.65
I think for this blog I'm going to use the theme you gave us in class of love heals. In a play that really lacked a true theme and plot, I felt that this was an accurate assignment of a theme to the play. It reoccurs in several cases. For instance, as depicted in the quote, love is used as a healing force between Orlando and Oliver's relationship. In addition to this, it was also able to convert Duke Frederick from a tyrannical Duke to a religious man of God. With all these instances of this occurring, it is obvious Shakespeare was trying to make a point through it. To be honest, I didn't get a whole lot in terms of theme and meaning in this play, but I do think that Shakespeare tried to convey how love is a healing force that fixes broken relationships. It did not have a huge impact on the dramatic experience as a whole but it did impact certain details that were able to drive the action.
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