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BRAVE, SWEET, LOVABLE, HERO.
BY SOJIN JOSEPHSON
“Forever and a day ”
Orlando de Bois is a major character in William Shakespeare’s As You Like It. He is the youngest son of the late Lord de Bois, who is left to his older brother for proper schooling and to be turned into a gentleman. However, his brother does not satisfy the wishes of his father and does not help Orlando, who states “bequeathed me by will but poor a thousand crowns, and, as thou say'st, charged my brother, on his blessing, to breed me well: and there begins my sadness.” He is a beautiful young man, although he does not know this. He is smart, brave, kind-hearted, and loved by most. In the fight of a century, Orlando beat a famous wrestler of the noble court, named Charles. This victory earned the young man major kudos, especially with the ladies…or one lady. Rosalind, Rosalind, Rosalind…it is love at first sight for the pair. Orlando is a bit cheesy when he talks about his love for Rosalind, acting like he will die without her. He is truly passionate and romantic about his feelings for this girl. During his time in the forest, he wrote many versus confessing his love for Rosalind, and put them all over the forest. This was before he even really knew her. The dear Rosalind and our wonderful Orlando are a shining young couple, balancing each other out and lighting up a dark forest when together. Even though Mr. Orlando thought that Rosalind was Ganymede for awhile, the deeper connection was always present and she turned him into a better man by showing him the ways of love. Orlando and his brother eventually make amends and his brother fell in love with Rosalind’s cousin. Even without proper schooling from his brother, Orlando turned out to be very much a gentleman and all the happy couples are living happily ever after! Sorry ladies, I know you are swooning out there, but Orlando is now off the market and happily married to Rosalind.
“Live a little; comfort a little; cheer thyself a little.”
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17: When you met Rosalind, was it love at first sight?
Orlando: YES. Not to be cliché, but I was irrevocably in love when she first talked to me. It was right after I won the fight against the Great Charles and so I was a little shaken up, but she instantly brightened my day and I could not wait to see her again.
17: Speaking of the wrestling match, what were you thinking going in?
Orlando: I actually had really mixed feelings going into the match. I obviously wanted to win to prove to my brother that I was a man and I wanted to earn some respect and make my dad proud. I definitely did not think I could beat the #1 wrestler in the noble court and I felt like dying in parts of the match. It did feel good to win and I never would have met Rosalind if I had chickened out of the match.
17: We were informed that Rosalind gave you a gold chain to wear after you won the wrestling match, what is the story with the chain?
Orlando: At the time she gave it to me, I could not really tell if it was a prize for winning or if she actually loved me. I did not care what the reason was, I was just so incredibly happy to have a token to remember her by. I now know that she felt the same way about me as I felt about her. The chain was the first symbol of our love and I still carry it around with me today.
17: How is the relationship with your brother now?
Orlando: We definitely had some major problems after our father died, but after I left home, he changed a lot. Then, when I saved his life he grew more respect towards me. He actually fell in love with Rosalind’s cousin and they got married at the same time we did. She makes him a better person and now we all live close together and are very happy. He is now one of my best friends and although I ended up schooling myself in the end, I still look up to him.
17: What went through your mind when you found out that the man who helped you so much, Ganymede, was actually your dear Rosalind?
Orlando: I was surprised at first, but I replay the time we spent together in the forest over and over again every day. It actually makes more sense each time I look into it. Ganymede was a witty and beautiful person, inside and out, just like Rosalind. She was only trying to help me be better at love and more of a gentleman.
17: We hear that the wedding was quite the celebration. Was it everything you had hoped for?
Orlando: Of course. It was more than everything I had hoped for. The person I love more than anything in the world was standing next to me, so basically, we could have been married in a dumpster and it would have been more than I had hoped for.
“Neither
rhyme
nor reason
can express
how much.”
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This is fabulous! Oh, Seventeen magazine...I remember those days...
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