Celia and Rosalind are fairly happy in the court of Celia's father, Duke Frederick. However, much to her surprise, the Duke banishes Rosalind from his court. Celia, not allowing her beloved cousin to "go it alone", decides to accompany her to where ever she may roam. They decide to search out Rosalind's father, Duke Senior, in the forest of Arden. Before they depart, Rosalind decide

That do outface it with their semblances.

As many other mannish cowards have

That I did suit me all points like a man?

s that for both her and Celia's safety, she will dress herself as a man, saying,

Lie there what hidden woman's fear there will-

A gallant curtal ax upon my thigh,

At first glance, this transformation is a mere change of clothes and the addition of weapons, but it goes much deeper. To Rosalind, the taking on of a man's appearance requires certain things. She believes that while dressed as a man, she cannot bring shame to the image of a man. A good example of this is in Act 2, Scene 4, where she says, "I could find in my heart to disgrace my man's/ apparel and to cry like a woman; but I

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