Phebe

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Phebe is a proud and sharp-tongued shepherdess in Shakespeare’s comedy "As You Like It," known for spurning Silvius’s love while becoming infatuated with the disguised Rosalind.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
comic character
fictional character
shepherdess
appearsIn As You Like It NERFINISHED
appearsInAct Act 3 of As You Like It NERFINISHED
Act 4 of As You Like It NERFINISHED
Act 5 of As You Like It NERFINISHED
associatedWith Corin NERFINISHED
Ganymede NERFINISHED
Rosalind NERFINISHED
Silvius NERFINISHED
attitudeTowardGanymede falls in love with Ganymede
attitudeTowardSilvius mocks his devotion
characterTrait capricious
proud
romantic
scornful
sharp-tongued
creator William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction comic love interest
parody of romantic cruelty
firstPerformanceApproximateDate circa 1599–1600
genreOfWork comedy
initialAttitudeTowardSilvius rejects his love
inspiredBy Phoebe from classical mythology (name origin)
languageOfCharacter Early Modern English NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod Elizabethan drama
literaryRoleType rustic character
loveTriangleInvolvement Phebe–Silvius–Ganymede (Rosalind) NERFINISHED
medium stage play
nameVariant Phoebe NERFINISHED
nationality English (fictional)
occupation shepherdess
plotEvent has her letter delivered by Silvius
is rebuked by Ganymede for her pride
is tricked into promising to marry Silvius if she cannot marry Ganymede
writes a love letter intended for Ganymede NERFINISHED
relationshipToRosalind infatuated with Rosalind in disguise as Ganymede
relationshipToSilvius beloved of Silvius
resolution marries Silvius at the end of the play
setting Forest of Arden NERFINISHED
themeAssociation illusion and disguise
mockery of Petrarchan love conventions
unrequited love
workAuthor William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
workTitle As You Like It NERFINISHED

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