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 that their situation is not unpleasant or distressing, and to try and keep up the spirits of his followers. He presents the forest as a refuge and tries hard to make his lords feel this too, as they must live in contentment, and not suffering. This he succeeds in since his lords are adamant about the conditions of the Forest, declaring that they 'would not change it'. The language the Duke uses is always positive, and even when he has harsh words to say about some aspects, for example the 'chiding of the winter's wind', he balances it with positive words such as 'smile', and positive comments; 'this is no flattery'. …
