Gender in As You Like It
Many characters undergo a change in William Shakespeare’s play, As You Like It. ... Her change from woman to man, not only alters her mood, candor, and gender, but allows her to be the master of ceremonies. ... Before they depart, Rosalind decides that for both her and Celia’s safety, she will dress herself as a man, saying, "Were it not better, Because that I am more than common tall, That I did suit me all points like a man?