LRJ #3

LRJ #3
Celia, in this act, is still in the Forest of Arden. The first time she appears, she and Rosalind are walking through the forest and find love poems and songs carved and hung on trees by Orlando. The Forest of Arden plays a big role in the way that Celia, and consequently Rosalind would and did react to the poems. Were they hung in a more urban or court setting; Rosalind would be reluctant to seek out and talk to Orlando. The setting is also important because the idea of a magical forest plays to the super natural aspect of the meeting with Orlando. If the forest is truly a big forest, then the chance of meeting with Orlando, or even knowing he was there would be greatly diminished. And without the plot of Orlando and Rosalind, Celia would have nothing to chide and doubt.
Celia’s main goal in act three is make sure Rosalind is true about her love. Celia has been her friend forever, and she wouldn’t want her to get hurt by falling in love too quickly. She is also convincing Rosalind that Orlando is the one posting the love messages and poems.
To get what she wants, Celia helps Rosalind test Orlando’s love, and at the same time talks to Rosalind about making sure her love is true and that she isn’t just wrapped up in some sort of hormonal fancy.
Well obviously, Celia is best friends with Rosalind, but that doesn’t mean she needs to follow her and agree with everything she does. She is still skeptical of how much Rosalind and Orlando are actually in love. Celia doesn’t really talk with anyone else, although when she has scattered conversation with Orlando, she has to pretend she doesn’t know him, and thus their dialogue is mainly comprised of talk of Rosalind, while she is there.