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...Like It tells the story of various disgruntled courtiers who flee to the mysterious Forest of Arden, some in voluntary, some in forced exile. The rustic life stands in sharp contrast to the luxury of the court; hardcore culture clash ensues. Against this background, Shakespeare relates three romances, at the level of nobility, attendants, and peasants, to indicate the essential kinship of all men. But Stratford's little boy doesn't paint a universally pleasant picture: some of Shakespeare's gloomiest assessments of humanity and its condition appear in As You Like It. This play gave us "All the world...
...many residents the new California dream is to flee the place. In a poll taken during the last week of January by the Field Institute in San Francisco, 26% of Southern Californians surveyed said they had considered moving away because of the quake, more than three times the proportion of Northern Californians harboring such thoughts after the 1989 quake."This is usually our slow period," said a Bekins Moving & Storage Co. executive. "But we're seeing a significant increase in business from people wanting to leave the area...
...extreme condition this season. "I love New England weather, I really do, but this is too much. I'm getting out of here," said Massachusetts native Mellisa Gillis `96. Despite her love of her home state, Gillis has been so overwhelmed by the winter storms that she plans to flee to the Bahamas over her spring vacation...
...Jollota could hear the thunk-thunk-thunk of his rotors punctuated by the deadly whoosh of rocket-propelled grenades. With two Rangers still on the ropes, the chopper took a direct hit that chewed holes in a main rotor blade. The steel-nerved pilot bit off the impulse to flee. "It was remarkable," said a crewman aboard a nearby helicopter. "They just sat there as the RPGS whistled around them." Only when his men had slid to safety did Jollota begin limping back to base...
...Clyde's brother-in-law, Buck (Gene Hackman), and his wife Blanche (Estelle Parsons), a nag and complainer who puts a damper on the group's free-wheeling fun. She is a constant reminder of the boredom and drudgery of the world that Bonnie and Clyde are trying to flee...