During Act 1, we are introduced to a variety of characters, all of which have very different personalities. They are a wide range of characters, with differing relationships and opinions. The favourite relationship that I have seen is the one between Orlando and Oliver.
This relationship is both intriguing and sad. Oliver, the eldest son of the family, was charged by his father to give Orlando an education. However, he hasn't done this, he has in fact refused. This is because he is scared that Orlando may try to take his power. This is a typically tragic story that is mirrored in a lot of story, including one of my personal favourite novels 'Solomon Cane' by Robert E. Howard. The whole story of a young son wanting to get what he is rightly owed by an older sibling is something that pulls very hardly at my heart, for reasons unknown to me. I find that it supplies a more interesting and believeable relationship between the characters, and is also something that the majority of people can relate to, as the majority of people have had sibling relationships.
Because this relationship is pervasive throughout the scene, and the driving force through Orlando and Oliver's motivations, I feel that this is my most favourite theme in the play.
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