As You Like It: Grow Up, Oliver!

Part I of Essay
In Shakespeare's As You Like It, many of the characters undergo changes. I believe that Oliver, the older brother of Orlando, is envious of his younger sibling. Jealous of Orlando's popularity, Oliver spends much of his time contemplating on how he can destroy his brother ....

Part II of Essay
.... it is possible that Oliver knows that having his brother killled is unethical and wrong. Deep down I think that Oliver has a decent heart and is aware that he should not let his envy get the best of him. The reader may wonder why Oliver would be jealous of Orlando. Orlando is popular and strong, and smart. Oliver is unhappy and therefore cruel. In a monologue that Oliver addresses to the audience he says, "Yet he's gentle, never / schooled and yet learned, full of noble device, of all / sorts enchantingly beloved, and indeed so much in / ....