"And I have been all this day to avoid him. He is too disputable for my company: I think of as many matters as he; but I give heaven thanks, and make no boast of them." (Jaques, II vii 26)

You know who I really like? Jaques. I think he's painted in a bad light because he's so morose, but I think he has some very good reasons to be so! If I were stuck in a forest with a bunch of old men that loved to talk, I'd get peeved easily too! I'm sure Duke Senior is a real charmer, but I would HATE to have to listen to him talk about things that he thinks he's right about. It seems like Duke Senior likes to provoke Jaques when he's in pain, and if there's one thing that irritates me, it's people trying to fake sympathy for me when I'm sad. (Cough cough... summer field studies evening reflection... someone making a scene when my brother was talking... cough cough). It reallllly annoys me. I feel like Jaques and I would get along great! Oh, I also forgot how he talks to Orlando about scrawling his love letters everywhere. It's how I feel about PDA's. Yes, we know you;re dating. Yes, you make US feel awkward. NO, you don't look like the couple from the Notebook. Kids these days!