[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-318083-105":59,"doc-detail-318083-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","as-you-like-it-know-the-show-guide","As You Like It - Know-the-Show Guide","","Shakespeare’s As You Like It is presented through an audience-oriented know-the-show guide that traces key background for understanding the play. The guide covers William Shakespeare’s life and the sources of his published works, then situates the story in late-16th to early-17th century London, where theatre shaped social life and faced religious and political scrutiny. It introduces the play’s setting and themes, highlighting theatre as an experience and role-playing as a lens on human society.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":10,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/story-novel/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/as-you-like-it-know-the-show-guide/318083/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/as-you-like-it-know-the-show-guide/318083.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Lucas Martin","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-27","2026-09-20",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":44},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What does the guide explain about William Shakespeare’s life?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"It summarizes Shakespeare’s birth, family background, marriage, rise as an actor and playwright, and later years, including the First Folio as a key source for modern printings.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How is London’s theatre culture described in the guide?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"It portrays theatre as a widely accessible entertainment across social classes, while also noting how religious and political attitudes could restrict performances.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What is emphasized as the core of As You Like It?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"The guide highlights the experience of theatre itself and the power of role-playing, connecting Duke Frederick’s court and the Forest of Arden to facets of human life.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},318083,1791481495,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":8,"category_name":10,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":44,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":139,"language":140,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":141,"faqs":142,"seo_title":143,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":144,"read_time":145},8796095360427,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_994ba38a5ba835b3df7d355c54d3ed8d","Cover art by Scott McKowen .  \n# As You Like It\n\nby  \n# William Shakespeare\n\nKnow-the-ShowAudience Guide  \ncompiled and written bythe Education Department ofThe Shakespeare Theatreof New Jersey  \ndesign and additional researchby Meredith Keffer  \nThe Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey As You Like It: Know-the-Show Guide  \n# This Guide\n\n– The Life of William Shakespeare   2  \n– Shakespeare’s London   3  \n– As You Like It: An Introduction   4  \n– As You Like It: A Short Synopsis   5  \n– Who’s Who in the Play. .   8  \n– Is This English? - Exploring Shakespeare’s Language  9  \n– Explore Online: Links   11  \n– Sources and History of the Play 12  \n– Commentary and Criticism  14  \n– Terms from As You Like It   15  \n– Sources and Further Reading   16  \n1  \nThe Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey As You Like It: Know-the-Show Guide  \n# The Life\n\nShakespeare  \nof  \nWilliam Shakespeare, widely recognized as the greatest Englishdramatist, was born on April 23, 1564. He was the third of eightchildren born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden of Stratford -on-Avon in Warwickshire, England. Shakespeare’s father was aprominent local merchant, and Shakespeare’s childhood, thoughlittle is known about it for  \nWilliam Shakespeare, represented in acopper engraving by Martin Droeshout.  \ncertain, appears to havebeen quite normal. Infact,it seems that the youngShakespeare was allowedconsiderable leisure timebecause his writing containsextensive knowledge ofhunting and hawking. In1582, he married AnneHathaway, the daughterof a farmer. She was eightyears his senior, andthematch was consideredunconventional.  \nIt is believed that Shakespeare left Stratford-on-Avon and wentto London around 1588. By 1592, he was a successful actorand playwright. He wrote 38 plays, two epic poems, and over  \n150 sonnets. His work was immensely popular, appealing tomembers of all social spheresincluding Queen Elizabeth Iand King James I. While theywere well-liked, Shakespeare’splays were not considered byhis educated contemporariestobe exceptional. By 1608,Shakespeare’s involvementwith theatre began to dwindle,and he spent more time athiscountry home in Stratford. Hedied in 1616.  \nMost of Shakespeare’splays found their first major  \npublication in 1623, seven  \nyears after Shakespeare’s death, when two of his fellow actorsput the plays together in the First Folio. Other early printingsof Shakespeare’s plays were called quartos, a printer’s termreferring to the format in which the publication was laid out.These quartos andthe First Folio texts are the sources of allmodern printings of Shakespeare’s plays.  \nFrom a copy of the First Folio ofShakespeare’s plays.  \nThe Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey As You Like It: Know-the-Show Guide  \nShakespeare’sLondon  \nLondon, in the late 16th andearly 17th centuries, was a bustlingurban center filled with a wide variety of people and cultures.Although most life centered around making a living or goingto church, one of the main sources of diversion for Londonerswas the theatre. It was a form of entertainment accessible topeople of all classes. The rich andthe poor, the aristocrats andthe beggars all met atthe theatre. Though often appeasing thechurch or the monarchy, theatre at this time did experience afreedom that was unknown in previous generations. Evidenceof this can be found in the numerous bawdy and  \nS  \nhomes to entertain.Despite their socialpopularity, actors wereperceived as low statuscitizens, sometimesno better than acommon beggar orrogue. Most performers  \nwere forced to earna living doing trade  \nwork. The aristocracy’s desire for entertainment, however, didspur the development of numerous new theatre pieces. Oftena nobleman would become a patron to an artist or company  \nThe  \nof actors, providing for their financial needs and shelteringthem to some degree from official sanctions. In return,  \npagan references found in Shakespeare’s plays. Thisrelative artistic license and freedom of expressionmade theatre extremely unpop","cbCaik7MnwUjSnza","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaik7MnwUjSnza","pdf",8516772,17,"English","# This Guide\n## The Life of William Shakespeare\n## Shakespeare’s London\n## As You Like It: An Introduction\n## As You Like It: A Short Synopsis\n## Who’s Who in the Play\n## Is This English? - Exploring Shakespeare’s Language\n## Explore Online: Links\n## Sources and History of the Play\n## Commentary and Criticism\n## Terms from As You Like It\n## Sources and Further Reading","[{\"question\":\"What does the guide explain about William Shakespeare’s life?\",\"answer\":\"It summarizes Shakespeare’s birth, family background, marriage, rise as an actor and playwright, and later years, including the First Folio as a key source for modern printings.\"},{\"question\":\"How is London’s theatre culture described in the guide?\",\"answer\":\"It portrays theatre as a widely accessible entertainment across social classes, while also noting how religious and political attitudes could restrict performances.\"},{\"question\":\"What is emphasized as the core of As You Like It?\",\"answer\":\"The guide highlights the experience of theatre itself and the power of role-playing, connecting Duke Frederick’s court and the Forest of Arden to facets of human life.\"}]","As You Like It - Know-the-Show Guide | PDF",1789939478,26]