Duke Senior

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Duke Senior is a banished nobleman and the virtuous, reflective father of Rosalind in Shakespeare’s comedy "As You Like It," who lives in exile in the Forest of Arden.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
duke
fictional character
actAppearance Act 2 of As You Like It NERFINISHED
Act 5 of As You Like It NERFINISHED
appearsIn As You Like It NERFINISHED
associatedWith Forest of Arden NERFINISHED
banishedBy Duke Frederick NERFINISHED
contrastedWith Duke Frederick NERFINISHED
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
familyRelation father of Rosalind
firstPublicationContext First Folio (1623) as part of As You Like It
gender male
hasChild Rosalind NERFINISHED
isBanished true
languageStyle blank verse
leadsGroup band of loyal lords in exile
livesInExile Forest of Arden NERFINISHED
moralCharacteristic benevolent
philosophical
reflective
virtuous
narrativeFunction embodiment of idealized pastoral ruler
nationalityInFiction French
originalLanguageOfWork English
politicalStatus deposed ruler
rightful ruler
residence Forest of Arden NERFINISHED
restoredTo dukedom
roleInWork exiled nobleman
rightful duke of the court
sibling Duke Frederick NERFINISHED
speaksFamousLines “Sweet are the uses of adversity”
themeAssociation forgiveness
nature versus court life
pastoral life
reconciliation
title Duke NERFINISHED
workGenre comedy
workSetting Forest of Arden NERFINISHED

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As You Like It featuresCharacter Duke Senior