William Shakespeare - 7 - As You Like It - Caedmon-1963

Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile,
Hath not old customs make this life more sweet
Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court!
Here feel we not the penalty of Adam,
The seasons difference; as the icy fang
And churlish chiding of the winters wind,
Which when it bites and blows upon my body,
Even till I shrink with cold, I smile and say
This is no flattery; these are counsellors
That feelingly persuade me what I am.
Sweet are the uses of adversity;
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head

CD rip of a delightful play with a delightful performance of Rosalind by Vanessa Redgrave. Bernard Shaw wrote of Rosalind that 'she is simply an extension into five acts of the most affectionate, fortunate, delightful five minutes in the life of a fortunate woman.' - she is not a character so much as the characterization of a mood, an exquisite poetic essence. Other major players in this excellent performance are Keith Michell and Max Adrian.

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