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Amiens

A lord attending Duke Senior who sings several songs in the forest.

minor

Also known as Amiens Happy, my Lord of Amiens, Amiens Who doth ambition

First appearance: Scene I

Amiens's tie to Jaques is one of the pressures that moves As You Like It—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Amiens accompanies Duke Senior and comments on the Duke's ability to find sweetness in fortune's stubbornness.
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With Jaques (friendship): Amiens sings for Jaques and the forest lords, tolerating Jaques's melancholic commentary on his songs. In Scene I: Amiens accompanies Duke Senior and comments on the Duke's ability to find…

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Character Web

14 connections

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JAJaquesDSDuke SeniorTOTouchstoneRORosalindADAdamAMAmiens

Relationship types

  • Friendship
  • Other

Character groups

  • Family and Court Conflict
  • Court and Forest Figures
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

  • Jaques

    friendship · ambivalent

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