Describe the Silvius Phebe Rosalind subplot in “As You Like It.”
PremiumBriefly describe the Silvius Phebe Rosalind subplot in As You Like It nbsp William Shakespeare - is the most influential English dramatist He creates not only bold and remarkable heroines but also interesting subplots in his plays The Silvius-Phoebe-Rosalind subplot is such an interesting story in the famous romantic comedy As You Like It Silvius's Love for Phoebe In the Forest of Arden a young shepherd named Silvius is madly in love with Phoebe But Phoebe a shepherdess does not care about Silvius she is rude to him and laughs at his feelings Silvius keeps chasing her anyway He writes sad love poems for her He calls her O Phoebe Phoebe Phoebe Here Silvius repeats her name as if his whole world revolves around her So the audience feels pity for Silvius s addiction to Phoebe Phoebe's Love for Ganymede One day Rosalind disguised as a boy named Ganymede meets