E: As You Like It (Symbolism)

ORLANDO’S POEMSWhat are they? He nails them to trees around the forest as a testament to his love for Rosalind. Compares her to romanic heroines of classical literature (Helen, Cleopatra, Lucretia)
ORLANDO’S POEMSWhat does Orlando see love as? Earthbound perfection, unlike Rosalind
ORLANDO’S POEMSWhat does this act symbols? The silliness of which all lovers are guilty. His “tedious homily[ies] of love” stand as a reminder of the wide gap that exits between the fancies of literate and real love. (III.II)