"I am he that is so love-shaked" (III ii 44)
This play is mostly void of suspense. At the start there is suspense at the threat of murder and banishment. I thought that since their was barely any conflict once they enter the woods, that no suspense existed. However, the absence of suspense for so long creates suspense. Throughout each love story, the happily ever seems so effortful, but knowing Shakespeare, the reader thinks that there must be something coming around the corner. Because the antagonist, or perceived antagonist are no longer in the story line, this makes the reader feel as though they are planning something the whole time. Last time that Oliver was heard from, he was off to find and kill Orlando, so this leads the reader to believe tat every happy moment that Orlando has can be taken away by oliver finding them. Up until the end of the fifth act this suspense is prolonged, even after Oliver comes back, Duke Fredrick could still ruin everyone's happiness. So there was suspense the whole time, it just was not obvious.
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