Achieving Self-knowledge from Quests
Norton Juster, an American academic, architect, and popular writer, contemplates that “the most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.” (Norton Juster) He says this to describe the quests that individuals have to overcome almost every day for one or another reason. Examples of quest stories are Huck Finn, The Lord of the Rings, North by Northwest, and Star Wars. Quest stories have five elements which are a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials, and a real reason to go there. (Foster 1) Similarly, Shakespeare’s As You Like It has all five of these elements and can be considered …show more content…
Foster’s “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”, there are five elements in a quest story, which are a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials, and a real reason to go there. (Foster 1) As You Like It has all five of these elements. The quester is Rosalind who is being sent off by into the forest by Duke Federick. His reason for sending her off was because he is afraid that she would become a traitor like her father and that she would outshine his daughter, Celia. During her banishment, Rosalind disguises herself as a man named Ganymede and discovers many new knowledges along the way. From the beginning, Celia does not think that Rosalind’s banishment is for her to shine but only thinks that going into the forest of Arden is “to liberty, and not to banishment.” (145) Hence, As You Like It is a quest story about Rosalind’s journey for …show more content…
They eventually reconcile through Jacob’s act of sending multiple gifts to Esau and bowing down to him. This humble and sincere act helps the two brothers get back together. (Driver) This quest story also allows the readers to immerge themselves into the story and explore the real reason of the quest on their own. Nevertheless, As You Like It also focuses on political oppression. At the beginning of the story, Duke Federick banishes Duke Senior and Rosalind due to jealousy. As the play goes on, Rosalind learns that marriage or merry acts can bring people together and erase political oppression. The marriage at the end of the story signifies a happy ending and a new era in the Court. By viewing this story as a quest story, readers can gain the knowledge that Rosalind gains without actually going through the journey
Norton Juster, an American academic, architect, and popular writer, contemplates that “the most important reason for going from one place to another is to see what's in between, and they took great pleasure in doing just that.” (Norton Juster) He says this to describe the quests that individuals have to overcome almost every day for one or another reason. Examples of quest stories are Huck Finn, The Lord of the Rings, North by Northwest, and Star Wars. Quest stories have five elements which are a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials, and a real reason to go there. (Foster 1) Similarly, Shakespeare’s As You Like It has all five of these elements and can be considered …show more content…
Foster’s “How to Read Literature Like a Professor”, there are five elements in a quest story, which are a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials, and a real reason to go there. (Foster 1) As You Like It has all five of these elements. The quester is Rosalind who is being sent off by into the forest by Duke Federick. His reason for sending her off was because he is afraid that she would become a traitor like her father and that she would outshine his daughter, Celia. During her banishment, Rosalind disguises herself as a man named Ganymede and discovers many new knowledges along the way. From the beginning, Celia does not think that Rosalind’s banishment is for her to shine but only thinks that going into the forest of Arden is “to liberty, and not to banishment.” (145) Hence, As You Like It is a quest story about Rosalind’s journey for …show more content…
They eventually reconcile through Jacob’s act of sending multiple gifts to Esau and bowing down to him. This humble and sincere act helps the two brothers get back together. (Driver) This quest story also allows the readers to immerge themselves into the story and explore the real reason of the quest on their own. Nevertheless, As You Like It also focuses on political oppression. At the beginning of the story, Duke Federick banishes Duke Senior and Rosalind due to jealousy. As the play goes on, Rosalind learns that marriage or merry acts can bring people together and erase political oppression. The marriage at the end of the story signifies a happy ending and a new era in the Court. By viewing this story as a quest story, readers can gain the knowledge that Rosalind gains without actually going through the journey