Sam is sitting on his desk, and everyone is in his or her usual seats. Emily is standing
up, reading from her book.
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players."
"Does anyone know what he meant by this," asked Sam as he got off of his desk. He took
a look around, and no one raised their hand. His eyes again fell on Josie, hoping that
she would answer.
Josie slowly raises her hand, and Sam smiles. "It's about disguise, playing a part.
It's the theme of "As You Like It." "
Sam nodded, " Can anyone tell me where we see that?, " He asked, looking over at Josie
again.
"Well, Rosalind disguises herself as a man and escapes into the forest... "
"Right. And it's when she's in costume that she can finally express her love for
Orlando. See, Shakespeare's making the point here that when we're disguised, we feel
freer. We can do things we wouldn't do in ordinary life. "
Josie blushed, not realizing until now how attracted she was to changes the rules...I had these Spiderman pajamas. I thought when I wore
them, that I had super powers. One night I tried to walk up the side of the garage."
A girl in the back screamed out, "DID YOU MAKE IT?"
Sam gave her a look and answered her, "Yeah to the hospital."
Josie couldn't help but let out a laugh. He looked over at her, trying to hid the
fact that he too was also feeling a bit smitten with her at this moment. " Josie, why
don't you read from Act 5, Scene 2, Rosalind's speech."
"Sure," said Josie as she picked up her book and headed to the front.
"No sooner had they met but they looked; no sooner looked but they loved; no sooner
loved but they sighed..."
It was almost as if at that moment the room faded away.
