“As You Like It” is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare that was first performed in 1603. The play centers on Rosalind, a young woman who is banished from her uncle’s court and finds refuge in the Forest of Arden. There, she disguises herself as a man and falls in love with Orlando, a young man who is also in exile. The play is full of humor, romance, and poetry, and it is one of Shakespeare’s most popular works.