All’s Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare

Book Review of All’s Well that Ends Well by William Shakespeare 

 William Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers of the Era. And has contributed many incredible stories and novels in his name. And so is All’s Well that Ends Well is one of Shakespeare’s well known writings.

It is actually a quasi comedy here, because it might look a little rough on the pages but it technically has a happy ending. The tone of the poem is not actually going in with comedy.

The story is about a young girl named Helena whose father was a physician for Count Rosillian and the King is ill. But Helena’s father had expired. So continuing his duties and rights Helena used to visit them on behalf of his father. But in the meanwhile, the Countess’s son Bertram whose father also died goes to court to give his name under the kings list. Then Doing what she does Helena had cured the King and so the king gives her a decision to make as to whom she wants to pick or she desires to be her husband.

Helena was actually in love with Bertram, and so she picks up kings offer for Bertram. However Bertram is not interested in Helena and so he leaves her and proceeds for the war without consummating the marriage. Bertram has written Helena a letter saying he will only return to her only when she does few things which are next to impossible. He tells that she has to get his family ring off his finger and she has to be pregnant with his child. And so Helena, with her friend Diana, makes a plan and tricks Bertram at night and sleeps with him and meanwhile she also gets to remove the ring from his finger. In the end finally, Bertram lives with Helena and fortunately because of the trick she is pregnant with his child, and so all’s well that I I I found Helena to be quite manipulative as the only thing she wanted in life was to be with Bertram even though he didn’t like her. Or can say he was not willing to be with her. That is the reason he too gave her things to do which were next to impossible but still she did it. Furthermore, she goes through great lengths to force Bertram in to being with her. Its entrapment. But people would also disagree saying that Bertram was foolish and insulting the girl who loved her immensely. He was also running away from his responsibilities. However, I see him as an unfortunate man who didn’t have his own rights to choose a partner for himself. But it’s also at the same good to see how Helena was madly in love with Bertram and could do anything to get him.

I would definitely love to watch this play onscreen because of the kind of curiosity and love it has and how well William Shakespeare has put everything together. Because finally it’s a happy ending and All’s well that ends well.

 By Teresa Chettiar Roll no. 04 S.Y.B.Ed 2020-21

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