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gender, and sexuality in regard to the literary traditions of the pastoral  \nþÿ a n d t h e s o n n e t i n S h a k e s p e a r e s A s Y o u L i k e I t a n d R o  \nAuteur : Tholl, Camille  \nPromoteur(s) : Delrez, Marc  \nFaculté : Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres  \nDiplôme : Master en langues et lettres modernes, orientation germaniques, à finalité approfondie  \nAnnée académique : 2022-2023  \nURI/URL : [http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/17176](http://hdl.handle.net/2268.2/17176)  \nAvertissement à l'attention des usagers :  \nTous les documents placés en accès ouvert sur le site le site MatheO sont protégés par le droit d'auteur. Conformément aux principes énoncés par la \"Budapest Open Access Initiative\"(BOAI, 2002), l'utilisateur du site peut lire, télécharger, copier, transmettre, imprimer, chercher ou faire un lien vers le texte intégral de ces documents, les disséquer pour les indexer, s'en servir de données pour un logiciel, ou s'en servir à toute autre fin légale (ou prévue par la réglementation relative au droit d'auteur). Toute utilisation du document à des fins commerciales est strictement interdite.  \nPar ailleurs, l'utilisateur s'engage à respecter les droits moraux de l'auteur, principalement le droit à l'intégrité de l'oeuvre et le droit de paternité et ce dans toute utilisation que l'utilisateur entreprend. Ainsi, à titre d'exemple, lorsqu'il reproduira un document par extrait ou dans son intégralité, l'utilisateur citera de manière complète les sources telles que mentionnées ci-dessus. Toute utilisation non explicitement autorisée ci-avant (telle que par exemple, la modification du document ou son résumé) nécessite l'autorisation préalable et expresse des auteurs ou de leurs ayants droit.  \nUniversité de Liège  \nFaculté de Philosophie et Lettres  \nDépartement de Langues et Lettres Modernes  \nLove, gender, and sexuality in regard to the literary traditions of the pastoral and the sonnet in Shakespeare’sAs You Like It and Romeo and  \nJuliet.  \nMémoire présenté par Camille THOLL en vue de l’obtention du grade de Master en Langues et Lettres Modernes, orientation germanique, à finalité approfondie  \nPromoteur : Prof. Marc DELREZ  \nAnnée académique 2022-2023  \nI would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Delrez for agreeing to supervise my work.  \nI would also like to thank all the professors I have met over the years for their knowledge and advice.  \nFinally, I am grateful to my family and friends, who have encouraged me throughout my studies.  \nTable of contents  \n1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3  \n2. Contextualising the plays..............................................................................................4  \n3. As You Like It and the pastoral tradition .......................................................................9  \n3.1. The idealised shepherd and other characters ..................................................... 10  \n3.2. The inner workings of love .................................................................................. 16  \n3.3. Sexuality and the pastoral ? ................................................................................21  \n3.4. Disguise and masquerade ...................................................................................27  \n3.5. Gender games and crossdressing........................................................................29  \n3.6. The circular plot in the forest..............................................................................37  \n4. Romeo and Juliet and the sonnet ................................................................................42  \n4.1. The sonnets of the play ........................................................................................43  \n4.2. 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