"Duke Frederick, hearing how that every day men of great worth resorted to this forest, address'd a mighty power; which were on foot, in his own conduct, purposely to take his brother here and put him to the sword: and to the skirt of thie wild wood he came." (V. iv. 77).
The forest plays an important part into this play. For most people, the forest gave a sense of excitement. The forest is where Orlando professes his love for Rosalind. The forest is where Rosalind learns of Orlando's great love for her when she is in her disguise. The forest was also the place where Duke Senior was exiled. However, I love the irony with it. Duke Frederick exiled Duke Senior to the forest. The forest, on the other hand, is also the place where Duke Frederick found his conversion. The forest does wonders for pretty much everyone in this play, except for Touchstone. He is a character who did not really change much throughout the course of the play. The forest did not really phase him either. The forest was also not an enlightening place for Jaques either. I was hoping that Jaques would have open eyes to love at the end of the novel, but alas. Even the forest could not work its magic on Jaques. Maybe it is just Jaques, though. He was kind of bitter throughout the entire course of the play. Jaques even has a negative encounter in the forest when he sees the dead deer. The forest was truly a place of conversion for most characters but not for all.
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