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...courtiers prefer an elaborate prose, whereas shepherds tend to speak in verse. We must be careful not to confuse verse with sophistication and prose with naturalness. Promises At the beginning and the end of the scene, Rosalind makes much of Orlando’s ‘promise’ to come and see her at a particular time. Another ‘promise’ of Orlando’s comes at what might be considered the emotional heart of the passage, in the mock marriage ......

...caring for the children, and sleeping with the men. As such, men set the agenda of the counterculture, while women tended to occupy more supportive roles, such as accompanying protest marches or distributing leaflets. The marginalised position of women rock and folk musicians mirrors the wider side-lined position of women within the counterculture more generally. As...