This
paper critically analyzes Paul Montrose's essay, "The Place of a Brother in "As You Like It": Social Process and Comic
Form". The paper presents a response to this
essay, which reiterates Montrose's main thesis that the conflict in William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" is resolved by elements of Nature and Fortune, as opposed to the usual way, which involves using the resources of playfulness and boldness, moral virtue and witty
deception.