"And I am your Rosalind." (IV.i.56)
Rosalind, disguised as Ganymede, is speaking here and provides an example of dramatic irony. She is speaking to Orlando, who believes she is Ganymede, and pretends to be Rosalind. As the reader, we know the truth but Orlando does not. She asks Orlando questions about himself and his love for Rosalind. She does this to see if he is a good man. By this I mean she wanted to see if he was honest and what his true intentions were. Rosalind wanted to know if Orlando was really the right man for her. At the end of the play, Rosalind comes out of disguise and marries Orlando to make it a happy ending.
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