Audrey

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Audrey is a simple, rustic shepherdess who serves as a comic character in William Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy "As You Like It."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic character
fictional character
shepherdess
stage character
appearsIn As You Like It NERFINISHED
appearsInMedium film adaptations of As You Like It
stage productions of As You Like It
associatedWithCharacter Jaques NERFINISHED
Touchstone
comicType rustic clown figure
createdBy William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
dramaticFunction contrast to courtly characters
satire of rustic simplicity
firstAppearance As You Like It, Act III NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkContext pastoral comedy
languageOfWork Early Modern English NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod English Renaissance NERFINISHED
maritalStatusInPlot betrothed to Touchstone
medium theatre
nationalityInFiction English
notableTrait lack of sophistication
rustic simplicity
occupationInFiction shepherdess
roleInWork comic relief
settingOfActivity Forest of Arden NERFINISHED
timeOfCreationContext late 16th century
workAuthor William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
workForm play
workSubgenreContext pastoral drama
workTitle As You Like It NERFINISHED

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