As You Like It · Character
Celia
The usurping duke's daughter who abandons court and fortune to follow her exiled cousin into Arden, disguised as the shepherdess Aliena.
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Also known as Celia Alas, Celia Ay, Celia Dear sovereign, Celia Prithee, Celia Well, Celia O Lord, Celia No, Celia for Aliena, Aliena
First appearance: act i
As a major figure in As You Like It, Celia is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Comforts Rosalind, jokes with Touchstone, and encourages Orlando after his victory.
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Celia is the daughter of Duke Frederick, which makes her Rosalind's cousin and, by the play's strange arithmetic, the one person whose loyalty cuts against her own father's interests. When Frederick banishes Rosalind,…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Romantic Resolution and Transformation
- Protagonist
- Court and Forest Figures
- Family and Court Conflict
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the dramatic climax because Rosalind, who has been orchestrating the pastoral love games from a positi…
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See Celia in act i