Note to As You Like It, 2.7.164: "strange eventful history"

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strange eventful history: —Jaques is being extremely sarcastic. A genuine "strange eventful history" would be a story or play, such as Shakespeare's Henry the Fifth, with many amazing incidents. In contrast, the life described by Jaques is boringly typical and ordinary.