Question

Read the following extract and convert it into a dialogue (about 8 sentences):

[You may begin with : Rosalind: 'O, excellent young men.......']

'O, excellent young men!' cried Rosalind, delighted, and the Duke called out: 'No more! No more!'

'I beg you to let us go on, 'said Orlando. 'I have hardly begun!'

The Duke turned to ask Charles how he was, but the man lay without moving on the ground. 'He cannot speak, my lord,' said one of the nobles.

'Take him away,' said the Duke and then he turned to Orlando. 'What is your name, young man?' he asked.

'Orlando, my lord, the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys,'Orlando answered and the Duke looked at him in angry surprise. Sir Rowland de Boys had been faithful to the Duke Senior, and therefore Fredricks enemy.

'Your father was my enemy', said Frederick. 'I would have been better pleased by your brave deed if you had told me of another father.'

'I am proud to be Sir Rowland's son, 'answered Orlando angrily,' and I would not change my place to be the heir of this dukedom.'

The Duke and his lords went away, Leaving Orlando alone with Rosailand and Celia. Celia was angry with her father for speaking so unkindly to Orlando. 'Would have done this in my father's place?' she said to Rosalind. 

'My father loved Sir Rowland as much as his own soul,' Rosalind said to Celia,' and all the world agreed with him. If I had known that this young man was Sir Rowland's Son I should have begged him with tears not to take so great a risk.'

Answer 1

Rosalind: O excellent young man. I am indeed delighted.

 

Duke: No more, no more, stop it!

 

Orlando: Please sir, I have just begun, let me go on.

 

Duke: Charles, Charles, how are you?

 

Nobleman: Sir, he cannot speak.

 

Duke: Take him away. What is your name, young man?

 

Orlando: Orlando, sir, the youngest son of Sir Rowland de Boys.

 

Duke: (annoyed) Your father was my enemy, your bravery would have pleased me more if you had another father.

 

Orlando: I am proud to be my father’s son and I would not change my place to be the heir of the dukedom.

 

The Duke left.

 

Celia: (angry and humiliated) Rosalind, do you think I would have behaved in the same way.

 

Rosalind: Celia, my father loved Sir Rowland very much and all the world agreed with him. If I had known, that this young man was Sir Rowland’s son, I would have begged him not to take such a great risk.