Orlando and Oliver

I think an important part of Act 1 is what we see of the relationship between Orlando and Oliver. Right off the bat we can see that Orlando and Oliver do not have the best relationship from Orlando's rant at Adam about the treatment he receives from Orlando. In this rant we can gather that not only does Oliver treat him like an animal, but also refuses to give him an education and the other things that their father left for him, while the third bother gets to enjoy a proper education. The relationship is further show to have problems when Orlando overpowers Oliver holding onto his arm and throat. Because of the physical power that Orlando has over Oliver it is apparent that Oliver see Orlando as a threat, this does nothing to help their relationship. Oliver proceeds to the lie to Charles about warning Orlando about the upcoming wrestling match, and does not seem phased and even encourages Charles to kill Orlando. This relationship is important to Act 1 because of the power invested in this relationship, through the jealousy and fear that Oliver has for Orlando and the sheer physical power that Orlando has over Oliver.I feel that this relationship is mirrored in the relationship between the two dukes. because of the similarities of the relationships I fell that these relationship will play a major role throughout the duration of the play. This relationship is also important to the story because of the new relationship that the brother have in the end as well as the growing relationships between them and the other characters in the play. Also I feel that the relationship between the brother is interesting when compared with the relationship of the girls, Rosalind and Celia. I think that this comparison is important because of the complete opposite relationships that they have, hate (between Orlando and Oliver) and love (between Rosalind and Celia). I also find this interesting because of the relationship that they have family wise because Orlando and Oliver are closer in the terms of a family tree but are separate emotionally, while Celia and Rosalind and only cousins but are really tight emotionally.