"I met a fool i' the forest."

I read alongside watching the 2009 Globe on Screen stage performance and I enjoyed this play a lot! It was light-hearted, humorous, easy to read, relatively short and in general just another fun play to read. The themes weren't heavy which was refreshing and I also found the subtle links to the bible was done well - with the Forest of Arden seeming a lot like Eden, and the exile of Duke Senior, mirroring that of the Christian values of slow-living and 'restoration' away from the court. 

My only criticism would be that the ending seemed a little rushed, I don't know whether it was because I was expecting there to be one last hurdle, but it all seemed to work out well in the end, quite quickly.

Suddenly they find out Duke Frederick decided to go and live in a monastery... I guess that was a bit of a plot-twist, which I like, but it was a little random.

I think my favourite character was Jaques the melancholy man, he was funny and his lines broke up any tensions that may have amassed in certain scenes.