Until the multiple weddings with which it ends, As You Like It does not follow the conventional plotline of a romantic comedy, which typically involves the ups and down of a couple working toward a mutual acknowledgement of affection while tormented by uncertainty concerning the other's affections. By contrast, in As You Like It, Rosalind learns that Orlando loves her early in the play. So why doesn't the story end there? (Since it is likely that her father would approve their marriage, why doesn't she reveal herself to Orlando and to Duke Senior immediately?) 1. What is the purpose of her continued testing of Orlando? 2. How does Rosalind differ from a conventional romantic heroine? 3. Who is in control of the love story between Orlando and Rosalind? 4. Why might Shakespeare have given Rosalind the play's epilogue? Compare/contrast Rosalind with Puck, who delivers the Epilogue of A Midsummer Night's Dream. 5. To what extend are they analogous? 6. How do they differ?