Look closely at II.1.1-60 and discuss how the Duke and Jacques present the Forest of Arden.

Jacques and Duke Senior both have extremely different views concerning the Forest of Arden, and the language and tone Shakespeare uses to accentuate these views differs accordingly. The Duke, who has been usurped by his younger brother and exiled to the Forest of Arden, seems determined to find no fault with the forest and regard it as their sanctuary and not their place of banishment. He uses words like 'sweet' 'smile' and 'good' to illustrate …

…While the Duke could not enjoy the freedom the Forest accords more, Jacques is melancholy and miserable, failing to take any comfort in the Forest. The main point is that while the Duke believes wholeheartedly that the Forest is better than the Court, Jacques sees no real difference between the two places and these two different presentations are aided by the language, imagery and tone used and our own conceptions of the Elizabethan Green world.