This document provides background information on William Shakespeare's play As You Like It for a costume designer. It summarizes the key plot points, historical period, settings, and main characters. The play is a pastoral comedy set in medieval times, following characters who are banished from the court and seek refuge in the Forest of Arden. It explores themes of love, exile, and finding purpose through hardship. The document also notes some technical considerations for costumes, such as layers worn in the forest setting and tight corsets of the time period.