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Often described as a \u003cstrong\u003eproblem play\u003c\/strong\u003e, it combines romantic comedy with uncomfortable questions about marriage, sexuality, social status, personal choice and the pursuit of an unwilling partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive \u003cstrong\u003eColeman’s Notes® Student Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e is designed for \u003cstrong\u003eA Level English Literature students\u003c\/strong\u003e, helping readers progress from understanding the action to developing sophisticated interpretations of Shakespeare’s characters, language and dramatic methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of the play is \u003cstrong\u003eHelena\u003c\/strong\u003e, the intelligent daughter of a physician who loves \u003cstrong\u003eBertram\u003c\/strong\u003e, the young Count of Roussillon. Their difference in social status appears to make marriage impossible, but Helena cures the seriously ill \u003cstrong\u003eKing of France\u003c\/strong\u003e and is rewarded with the right to choose a husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe chooses Bertram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBertram, however, rejects the marriage and leaves for the wars in Italy, declaring that he will accept Helena as his wife only when she obtains the ring from his finger and bears his child — conditions he believes impossible to fulfil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelena’s determination to overcome those conditions drives the extraordinary events that follow and creates some of the play’s most challenging questions about \u003cstrong\u003elove, desire, consent and deception\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside this central relationship, Shakespeare presents the boastful \u003cstrong\u003eParolles\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose pretensions are spectacularly exposed, while the Countess, the King, Diana and other characters contribute different perspectives on honour, virtue, class and personal responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside the guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e detailed plot and scene coverage; character studies and relationships; major themes and interpretations; language, form and dramatic structure; imagery and symbolism; key quotations and their significance; historical and social context; genre and the problem-play tradition; examination technique; essay planning; model answers; practice examination questions; revision questions; and quick-recall material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParticular attention is given to \u003cstrong\u003eHelena, Bertram, Parolles, the Countess of Roussillon, the King of France, Diana and Lafeu\u003c\/strong\u003e, together with the relationships and conflicts through which Shakespeare complicates the conventions of romantic comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor areas of study include \u003cstrong\u003elove and desire, marriage, gender and power, consent, class and social mobility, honour and reputation, deception, virtue, sexuality and appearance versus reality\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guide also examines the questions that make the play particularly rewarding for advanced study: \u003cstrong\u003eHow should we judge Helena’s pursuit of Bertram? 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