Excellent question ....I agree "love at first sight" is
the main themes that outlines the entire play.
Love at
first sight used and re-used throughout the entire story.
Rosalind and Orlando met at the Duke's wrestling match at fell in
love with each other. Oliver and Celia met with each other and
immediately fell in love which is immensely surprising as it shows how much time can
change one's nature(Oliver). The most absurd romance was that of Phoebe and
Rosalind(as Ganymede) and their love-prate continues in the most absurd
manner.
One may argue that Touchstone and Audrey fell in
love at first sight which is a highly debatable issue. However, the certainly didn't
fall in love at first which is clearly shown in the manner in which they were talking to
each other; with Touchstone mocking Audrey but at the same time so very passionate about
his love that he plays the role of a Romeo while stubbornly warning William to leave his
girl. Silvius and Phoebe also lack any true evidence of love at first
sight.
Hence love at first sight forms a
major essence of the entire story and make the characters
all the more wonderful and
vibrant.
The entire love
sequence can be summed up in Rosalind's dialogue regarding the sudden love between
Oliver and Celia :-
" There was nothing so sudden but the fight of
two rams, and Caesar's thrasonical brag of'I came, saw, and overcame'.
"
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